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Submitted by bob on Thu, 2016-10-13 20:03

Came across four engraved granite columns on the hills behind Park View.  20m or so behind these was old abandoned grave, nearly unrecognisable.  Can anyone translate these characters for me and let me know what they are/what they were for? 

two upright columns

Submitted by bob on Thu, 2016-10-13 20:03

Two columns still standing in original position; the other two had fallen over.

Bottom centre

Submitted by bob on Thu, 2016-10-13 20:03

Top Centre

Submitted by bob on Thu, 2016-10-13 20:03

Note the square holes - one bored all the way through, the other only a few cms.  Same on all four columns.

Colonial cemetery burial

Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 2013-06-16 17:51
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the date given is c1950

the author notes the grave in the centre of the photo is Lance Bombardier Richard Yould - who was buried 1930, so it could be pre-war


 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Places shown in this photo: 
Hong Kong Cemetery [????- ]
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1930s Hong Kong
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