Memorial: M5133

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Leonard Bentley RN d. 1908

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'...OF JOHN LEONARD BENTLEY / STOKER OF / H.M.S. BRITOMART / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 10TH MARCH 1908 / AGED 22 YEARS / BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION / BRIEF SORROW SHORT LIVED CARE / THE LIFE THAT KNOWS NO ENDING / THE TEARLESS LIFE IS THERE / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES'

Details

Description: Headstone, the grave with kerbs covered by a slab.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Britomart

People

Bentley, John Leonard
Age: 22
Date of Death: 10/03/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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