Memorial: M6071

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Philip Butticax, HEIC, d. 1803

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Philip Butticax; / late Chief Officer of the 'Hugh Inglis', / he departed this life / the 8th day of December 1803 aged 27 / He was a most deserving officer / and beloved by all who knew him. / This Monument was erected / by his friend and shipmate Capt. Franklin / by desire of his most esteemed friend and protec / tor, Mr Leith of Harrow in England.'

Details

Vessel: Hugh Inglis

People

Butticax, Philip
Age: 27
Date of Death: 8/12/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

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

JSON

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