Memorial: M353

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Charles Watkins d. 1901

Location

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

Transcript

'‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / CHARLES WATKINS, WHO DIED IN HONG KONG / 31ST MARCH 1901, / AGED 72 YEARS. / AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND REGRET / BY HIS SHIPMATES / RMS EMPRESS OF CHINA / REST IN PEACE’'

Details

Description: Cross on plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: RMS Empress of China

People

Watkins, Charles
Age: 72
Date of Death: 31/3/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Canadian Pacific

Extra

Notes: 'Empress of China' passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1891 by Naval Construction and Armament Co, 5905 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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