Memorial: M6167

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Samuel Cook, HEIC, d. 1840

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Samuel Cook, Engineer, H.C.S. / who died 9th May 1840, / aged 26 years 11 mos / and 22 days / How fleeting and how transitory is life, and how sure and certain is death.'

Details

People

Cook, Samuel
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9/5/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.168.

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