Memorial: M54

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Robert McDonald d. 1883

Location

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

Transcript

‘IN MEMORY / OF / ROBERT MCDONALD / LATE CHIEF ENGINEER / OF THE / SPANISH STEAMER / 'LUZON' / WHO DIED AT HONG KONG / 11TH MARCH 1888 / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS STONE HAS BEEN ERECTED / AS A TRIBUTE / OF RESPECT AND ESTEEM / BY THE OTHER ENGINEERS’

Details

Description: Headstone, a cross forming the trunk of a tree is carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Luzon

People

McDonald, Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 11/3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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