Memorial: M457

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating Peter Parks, HEIC, d. 1855

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / PETER PARKS / Able Seaman of HEIC / S AUCKLAND who died at / SINGAPORE from injuries / received in a fall from / the fore topsail yard on / the 5th of December 18655/ Aged 20 years / This stone is erected / to his memory and as / a tribute to his worth / by His Shipmates. // The Lord Giveth and the Lord / taketh away. Blessed be the / name of the Lord.'

Details

Position: North wall
Vessel: HMS Auckland

People

Parks, Peter
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/12/1855
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: HEIC

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 182.

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Maritime Memorials