Memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, India commemorating E. J. Alexander Shaw, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1889
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In sacred memory of E.J. ALEXANDER SHAW, / Bengal Pilot Service, and late cadet H.M.S. / 'Worcester' who was drowned off No.1 / Refuge-house, Sunderbunds, 3rd May 1889, / aged 25 years. This tablet is erected as a mark of deep respect by his brother officers.'
Details
Description: Wall tablet supported by three small granite columns, one symbolically broken carrying a cornice above which is a small marble panel carved with a capstan and anchor; to the right a gunboat and to the left a ship and a lighthouse.
Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Worcester
Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Worcester
People
Shaw, E.J. Alexander
Age: 25
Date of Death: 3/5/1889
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
Age: 25
Date of Death: 3/5/1889
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
Extra
Bibliography: C.R. Wilson 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Bengal possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Calcutta, 1896).