Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Ball, d. 1839, James Gibson and John Rice, US Navy.
Location
Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the Memory of / JOHN BALL / Boatswain U.S. Navy / who Died on Board the U.S.Ship / 'JOHN ADAMS’ / in SINGAPORE Roads March 16th 1839 / Aged 55 Years / This monument is erected by the Officers / of the U.S. Ship 'JOHN ADAMS’ / as a Tribute of Respect for his long / faithful devotion to the Service / of his Country and for Heroic Bravery / in the hour of Battle. / Along side of him lie two of his Ship-mates / JAMES GIBSON and JOHN RICE'
Details
Type: Tablet
Position: South wall B154
Vessel: USS John Adams
Position: South wall B154
Vessel: USS John Adams
Event
Second Sumatran Expedition
Event Date
1839
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Ball, John
Age: 55
Date of Death: 16/3/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: United States Navy
Gibson, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: circa 1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: United States Navy
Rice, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: circa 1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: United States Navy
Age: 55
Date of Death: 16/3/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: United States Navy
Gibson, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: circa 1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: United States Navy
Rice, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: circa 1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: United States Navy
Extra
Notes: See Second Sumatran Expedition. Punitive US expedition against Sumatra.
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 140.
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 140.