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Memorial: M274 view print friendly versionView print friendly version
Memorial location:   Happy Valley Cemetery, Hong Kong, China
Transcript:   'Thomas Guy POCOCK who was brutally murdered by Chinese pirates when in command of steamer 'NAMOA' 10.12.1890. Erected by his wife and comrades in the Douglas Steamship Company'
Memorial Details:  
Vessel: SS Namoa
People listed on the memorial:  
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Pocock, Thomas Guy
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Date of death: 10/12/1890 Cause of death: Murdered
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Extra info:   Notes:
Screw steamer, owner Douglas Steamship Co, built 1872, in Aberdeen, 1375 GRT.

Bibliography:
Frena Bloomfield 'Scandals and disasters of Hong Kong' 37-41. (South China Morning Post).
 
 
Recorder: Christine Thomas
 
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