Memorial: M469

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Robert Tomlinson, RM, d. 1857

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / to the memory of / R. Tomlinson R.M. / of / HM Surveying / Schooner ‘SARACEN’ / Who Departed This Life / 19 March 1857 / Aged 29 years / This tablet was erected / by his shipmates as a to / ken of respect.'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North Wall N57 C68
Artists: C. Perreau [signed]
Vessel: HMS Saracen

People

Tomlinson, Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 19/3/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: Cause of death 'suspected poisoning'.
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 209.

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