Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Derrick RN d. 1889 and Walter E. Brown RMLI d. 1888
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Joseph DERRICK, A.B., H.M.S. 'HIMALAYA who died at Hong Kong, Friday, January 4th 1889. Also to the memory of Walter E. Brown, Pte. R.M.L.I., of the same ship who drowned at sea on the 15th December, 1888. This stone is erected by their shipmates'
Details
Type: Headstone
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Himalaya
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Himalaya
People
Brown, Walter E.
Age:
Date of Death: 15/12/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Derrick, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 4/1/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Age:
Date of Death: 15/12/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Derrick, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 4/1/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: Christine Thomas