Memorial: M494

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating William Robert Thorndick, d. 1849

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / to the Memory of / WM ROBT THORNDICK / of UXBRIDGE / Apprentice on Board the / Ship 'RAFAEL' where he / was much esteemed / by all who knew him / and is now deeply / regretted. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE / ON THE / 8th of MARCH 1849 / Aged 17 Years. // In the midst of life we / are in death.'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: West wall C22
Materials: granite
Vessel: Rafael

People

Thorndick, William Robert
Age: 17
Date of Death: 8/3/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 171.

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