Memorial: M481

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Temperton, d. 1829

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory / of / William TEMPERTON / Ship Wright / who departed this life / on the 25th May / in the year of our Lord / 1829 / Aged 50 years / He was an affectionate husband / and a sincere friend / to all who knew him'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South east wall SE 19 A47
Artists: Higgs & Hunter

People

Temperton, William
Age: 50
Date of Death: 25/5/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 229.

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