Memorial: M292

Headstone at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Frank Parfitt Cornish RM d. 1894

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'PER MARE PER TERRAM' / Sacred / to / the memory / of / Frank Parfitt Cornish / Private Royal Marines / HMS Undaunted / who was drowned in Hong Kong / on the 2nd day of October 1894 / aged 23 years'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone, a bugle, globe and laurel symbol carved above the inscription. Name painted in incorrectly.
Type: Gravestone

People

Cornish, Frank Parfitt
Age: 23
Date of Death: 2/10/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: ADM 159/68/4760
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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