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The monument commemorates Henry Warnam and Peter Heffernan, privates in the 99th Regiment, who drowned when fishing at Rope Rock in October 1850.
Location
Address: | Headstone Road, Headstone Reserve, Norfolk Island, 2899 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -29.044969 Long: 167.921538 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
Approx. Event Start Date: | October-1850 |
Approx. Event End Date: | October-1850 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn memory of
Henry Warnam
Aged 26 years.
And
Peter Heffernan
Aged 22 years.
Privates of H. M. 99th Regt of Foot who were accidentally drowned, when, fishing at Rope Rock, October, 1850.
Their bodies not having been found, this stone is erected to mark the spot by their affectionate comrades.
In the midst of life we are in death
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