Memorial: M5972

Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, commemorating Commander William Edwards, RIM, d.1895

Location

Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan*, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Commander William Marcus Edwards, Royal Indian Marine, Port Officer of Karachi, born 21 February 1846, died 14 August 1895' [not exact]

Details

People

Edwards, William Marcus
Age: 49
Date of Death: 14/8/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Indian Marine

Extra

Notes: *Formerly India. Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.

Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 417.

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