Putland, John

Date of Death	1808-01-04
Age	27
Gender	Male
Cause of Death	Illness -TB

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Lieutenant
Discharge Notes	Son in Law Gov Bligh
Service Record	No
Ship	Porpoise HMS

Cemetery Details

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Cemetery Name	Camperdown Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Newtown, NSW
Demonination/Area	N/A
Grave Type	Memorial Only

Notes

Governor Bligh's son in law. Originally buried in the Old Sydney Burial Ground, George Street (site of the present day Sydney own Hall), Putland was later reburied in the Devonshire Street Cemetery. On 03 September 1901, his coffin was again exhumed and reburied in Camperdown Cemetery. A witness to the second exhumation noted that the coffin was made of lead and the inscription was cut into the lid. I was informed on a tour that the headstone was found by accident in the carport of the Vicarage and placed in its current location.

Sources

Windsor & Richmond Gazette, Fri 17 Oct 1924, p2 SMH Friday 8 February 1946, p2

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