Memorial: M75

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Charles Smith d. 1885

Location

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

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / CHARLES SMITH LATE MASTER OF THE / BRITISH BARQUE / STAR OF CHINA / BORN SEPT. 25TH 1838 DIED AT HONG KONG / JUNE 27TH 1885 / THIS STONE WAS ERECTED / BY A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS / AS A MARK OF THEIR ESTEEM'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone, with border of flowers and foliage, a cross above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Star of China

People

Smith, Charles
Age: 47
Date of Death: 27/6/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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