Memorial: M490

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Ross, d. 1844

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of / JOHN ROSS. / Late Marine Surveyor for this Port / and for many years a Master Mariner / in the Singapore and Batavia Trade. / He died here on the 20th Sept 1844 / Aged 57 years / and this small tribute of respect / for his Memory / is erected by a few friends'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall B167

People

Ross, John
Age: 57
Date of Death: 20/9/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Marine surveyor / Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 138.

JSON

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