Memorial: M6067

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Edward Shapcote, HEIC, d. 1802

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Edward Shapcote; of the H.C. Marine, / who departed this life on the 18th October 1802 / aged 29 years. / Oh! Where my soul is there a friend so just? Or after thee, a man I can so trust.

Details

People

Shapcote, Edward
Age: 29
Date of Death: 18/10/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.86

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