Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating five ratings of HMS ‘Espoir’ who died of cholera in 1883
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY BANCE E.R.A. / W. A. EDWARDS CARPRS MATE / FRANK HAGGART STOKER / CHARLES CLARKE STOKER / ELI G. TAYLOR STOKER / H.M.S. 'ESPOIR' / THESE MEN DIED OF CHOLERA UP THE …RIVER IN THE MONTH OF JULY 1883 / FOR THEM NO MORE THE BLAZING HEARTH SHALL BURN, /.OR BUSY HOUSEWIFE PLY HER EVENING CARE: / NO CHILDREN RUN TO LISP THEIR SIRE'S RETURN, / OR CLIMB HIS KNEES THE ENVIED KISS TO SHARE. / THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND CREW OF H.M.S. 'ESPOIR'
Details
Type: Cross on plinth.
Vessel: HMS Espoir
Vessel: HMS Espoir
People
Bance, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Edwards, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy
Haggett, Frank
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Taylor, Eli George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/8/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Edwards, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy
Haggett, Frank
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Taylor, Eli George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/8/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: ADM 188/157/121098, ADM 188/159/122219
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985