Memorial: M6554

M6554

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating John Henderson Smith d. 1904, Commander of HMS ‘Worcester’

Location

Highgate Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORIAM / JESSIE HIS WIDOW / DIED 9TH JULY 1918 / AGED 94 YEARS / JOHN HENDERSON SMITH / BORN 27TH DEC. 1826 / DIED 28TH DEC. 1904 / JANE ELLIS ROSS / DIED 30TH JUNE 1912 / AND IS IN INTERRED AT FOREST HILL.'

Details

Description: A gravestone with an arched pediment. Carved in relief at the top, a half-length figure of an angel holding a shield with the symbols of faith, hope and charity. Below, oval portraits of John Henderson Smith and his wife Jessie. At the base HMS 'Worcester'.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Worcester

People

Smith, John Henderson
Age: 78
Date of Death: 28/12/1904
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: unknown

Extra

Notes: John Henderson Smith was commander of HMS 'Worcester' the Thames Nautical Training College for 25 years.
Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters