Memorial: M479

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Edwards, d.1837

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of JOHN / EDWARDS Late Seaman / of the BARQUE ARAB / who departed this life / on the 29th September / 1837 / Aged 41 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South east wall A109
Vessel: Arab

People

Edwards, John
Age: 41
Date of Death: 29/9/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 221.

JSON

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