The Dutch Graveyard
Malacca, Malacca, Malaysia – *No GPS coordinates
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This graveyard was first used at the last quarter of the 17th century. Presently 5 Dutch, and 33 British graves are sites within its compound. This cemetery was used in two stages that is between 1670-1682 and later between 1818-1838.
When the British took over Malacca in 1795, they initially used St.Pauls hill as their burial ground and only in 1818 did they began [sic] to make use of this cemetery. The first British person to be buried here was Captain John Kidd. Captain of a ship while the last British person to be buried was the wife of a British Army Officer 1838.
Most of the British buried here were army or naval personnel. A number of wives of Army officers were also buried here. The grave that attracts the attention of most visitors is the one that had a tall column on it in which two army officers, who were killed during the war between the British and Naning in the interior of Malacca in 1831 and 1833, were buried.
This graveyard has been gazettes as national monument under the Antiquities Act, 1976.
This graveyard was first used at the last quarter of the 17th century. Presently 5 Dutch, and 33 British graves are sites within its compound. This cemetery was used in two stages that is between 1670-1682 and later between 1818-1838.
When the British took over Malacca in 1795, they initially used St.Pauls hill as their burial ground and only in 1818 did they began [sic] to make use of this cemetery. The first British person to be buried here was Captain John Kidd. Captain of a ship while the last British person to be buried was the wife of a British Army Officer 1838.
Most of the British buried here were army or naval personnel. A number of wives of Army officers were also buried here. The grave that attracts the attention of most visitors is the one that had a tall column on it in which two army officers, who were killed during the war between the British and Naning in the interior of Malacca in 1831 and 1833, were buried.
This graveyard has been gazettes as national monument under the Antiquities Act, 1976.
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- Added: 5 Feb 2019
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2679930
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