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Memorial: M3251

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating John Watson, RN, d. 1885

Location

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

Transcript

‘In Memory of / JOHN K. WATSON / Chief Engineer R.N. / H.M.S. Sapphire. / Died 15 Dec 1885 Aged 62 Years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Sapphire

People

Watson, John K.
Age: 62
Date of Death: 15/12/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326 (Greenwich, 1982).

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