Jacobs, John

Date of Death	1838-06-25
Age	23
Gender	Male
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Injuries sustained from falling from the masthead of the ship

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Seaman
Discharged Date	1838-06-25
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Record	No
Ship	Pelorus HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Devonshire Street Sydney now Central Station
Cemetery Address	Sydney, NSW
Grave Type	Resumed

Notes

Jacobs was afforded a substantial headstone in the cemetery, erected by his shipmates. It notes that he was a native of Aberystwith. Foster's transcription of 1901 notes the following verse: "Boast not to day/nor call to morrow thine/thou might be called away/by sudden death like mine". There is a note that the grave was relocated to "La Perouse" but the headstone has not survived. ref # 769

Sources

See Ship News Sydney Monitor Wednesday 27 June 1838 page 2

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