Memorial: M3247

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, commemorating Dr Thomas Cann, MD, RN, d. 1881

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / To The Memory Of / THOMAS CANN M.D. / Staff Surgeon Royal Navy / H.M.S. Egeria / Who Died on 7th March 1881 / Aged 43 years.' // ’This stone was erected by ... '

Details

Vessel: HMS Egeria

People

Cann, Thomas
Age: 43
Date of Death: 7/3/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 325, (Greenwich, 1982).

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