King, Joseph

Date of Death	1822-08-18
Cause of Death	Accident - Drowned

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Seaman
Service Record	No
Ship	Bathurst HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Devonshire Street (Resumed)
Cemetery Address	Sydney, NSW

Notes

See anderson (15) ref # 568 - Survey duties under Lt Philip Parker King. Boat incident in Sydney Cove including Lt. John Septimus Roe ( later Surveyor General of WA) who paid for their headstone.

Sources

See The Sydney Gazette Friday 23 August 1822 page 3 for an account of the accident.

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