YAT Gong 越國

Date of Death

16 September 1909

Date of Burial

19 September 1909

Chinese Inscription with translation:

Top row

番邑新村 - origin in China
番邑 (Pānyì) is an old name for 番禺 (Pānyú), which is now Panyu District in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

新村 (Xīncūn) means "New Village" but there are lots of places in Panyu now named Xincun

Middle column

越國 公之墓 (Jyut6 Gwok3 gung1 zi1 mou6)
Yuè Guó gōng zhī mù
The tomb of Mr Yue Guo

Left column

終于 (normal traditional form is 終於)
己酉 (Jǐ-Yǒu) - 1909 in Sexagenary format
八月 8th Lunar month
初貳日 (a grass script is used here for the 2nd character which is 2) 2nd day of the lunar month
吉時 at an auspicious time

Gregorian date of death 16 September 1909

Right column

陽中 born during the daylight hours
吉年 on an auspicious year
吉日時 on an auspicious day and time

Plot:

Public 2/A/27

City Records:

Notes:

Burial date 19 September 1909, Age 58, Gardener,
Burial Register 10009, Kouk Yat hospitalised from Haining St, Morris E J

GNSS Coordinates:

• latitude -41.275768
• longitude 174.752106
• elevation 152.3 m

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