Memorial: M6148

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating James Moffat, HEIC, d. 1788

Location

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

Transcript

'In Memory of James Moffat / surgeon of the 'Phoenix' East Indiaman / who departed this life October 31, A.D. 1788 / aged 55 years.'

Details

Vessel: Phoenix

People

Moffat, James
Age: 55
Date of Death: 31/10/1788
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.156.

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