Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Joseph Wells, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1823
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Joseph Wells / Late Branch Pilot of H.Co.s Marine, who was / suddenly snatched from the bosom of his friends / after bearing with Christian-like fortitude for / seven months, a painful trial of his Maker's will / leaving behind him a disconsolate widow and / seven young children to lament his untimely loss. / How blest the man who in retirement does find, / The soft endearments of his bosomed friends, / Whose social virtues lightens o'er his mind, / With Christian fortitude against the world contends. / Such was the partner of my worldly care / Such was the father of our dearest pledge, / But death relentless teaches to beware, / The fleeting joys that fill our transient age. / Died 21st March 1823, aged 42 years and 3 ms.'
Details
People
Age: 42
Date of Death: 21/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service