Memorial: M64

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Ellis RN d. 1854

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAW [sic] ELLIS / AB / LATE OF BMS WINCHESTER [sic] / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DECR 1st / AGED 25 / DEEPLY REGRETTED BY HIS SHIPMATES WHO / HAVE ERECTED THIS STONE / AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR REGARD'

Details

Description: With carved flowers in a Chinese style above the inscription. Seems to have been carved by a local mason.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Winchester

People

Ellis, William
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1/12/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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