Memorial: M454

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Wladimir Astafiew, IRN, d. 1860

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory / of / Wladimir Astafiew / Late Lieutenant of the / Imperial Russian Navy / Born 1860 / Died Singapore 23rd October 1890'

Details

Description: Carved white marble cross with creeping ivy vine
Type: Tablet
Materials: white marble

People

Astafiew, Wladimir
Age: c. 30
Date of Death: 23/10/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Imperial Russian Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 140.

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