Memorial: M72

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Captain Ambrose Clark d. 1899

Location

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

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / CAPT AMBROSE CLARK / TEACHER OF NAVIGATION / AND NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY / WHO DIED 25TH DECEMBER 1899 / AGED 58 YEARs / LIFE OR DEATH, WHO SHALL HEED IT / WHAT WE GAIN OR WHAT WE LOOSE / FAIR FLIES LIFE AMID THE STRUGGLE / A CAUSE EACH MUST CHOOSE / ERECTED BY A FEW MARINE OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS / HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 19 1900'

Details

Description: Headstone, clasped hands carved above the inscription.

People

Clark, Ambrose
Age: 58
Date of Death: 25/12/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain. Teacher
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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