Memorial: M6178

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Stephen Read, d. 1845

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Stephen Read / Branch Pilot H.C.B.M. / departed this life on the 7th September 1845, / aged 48 years, 4 months and 18 days. / Reader, reflect and copy if you can, / The social virtues of this worthy man. / This monument is erected by his disconsolate widow.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Conway

People

Read, Stephen
Age: 48
Date of Death: 7/9/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.175.

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