Memorial on Tong Koo Island (Lung Kwu Chau), Hong Kong commemorating three crew members of HMS ‘Imogene’
Location
Tong Koo Island (Lung Kwu Chau), Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Mr. B.L. Adams (Mate) Mr. W.H. Daniel (Mate) Mr. E.J. Kingswell (Carpenter) George Smith and Thomas Needham (Marines) and John Tesdell (Seaman) Late belonging to His Britannic Majesty's Ship Imogene Who fell a sacrifice to a malignant fever contracted at Whampoa in September 1834. This monument is erected to their memory by their sorrowing shipmates. May they rest in peace.'
Details
Type: Memorial
Materials: Wood
Date Erected: 1834
Vessel: HMS Imogene
Materials: Wood
Date Erected: 1834
Vessel: HMS Imogene
People
Adams, B.L.
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Daniel, W.H.
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Kingswell, E.J.
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy
Needham, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Royal Marine
Organisation: Royal Marines
Smith, George
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Royal Marine
Organisation: Royal Marines
Tesdell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Daniel, W.H.
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Kingswell, E.J.
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy
Needham, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Royal Marine
Organisation: Royal Marines
Smith, George
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Royal Marine
Organisation: Royal Marines
Tesdell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Reference in journal written by Midshipman, later Captain John Morshead, entry for 24 October 1834.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 9, no. 9, Autumn 2002.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 9, no. 9, Autumn 2002.