Bangkok Protestant Cemetery
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The Bangkok Protestant Cemetery is a cemetery
catering mainly to the foreign community in Bangkok
. To date, the cemetery has over 1800 interments, and it is still accepting burials on a limited basis. The burial register is kept by Christ Church Bangkok
(11 Convent Road).
There are also a number of Jewish graves here, since before 1997 there was no other place in the city for the small Jewish community to bury their dead. This changed with the opening of the Jewish Cemetery, in a separate property adjacent to this cemetery.
was founded by a royal land grant given by King Mongkut on 29 July 1853, to address the need for burial space for Bangkok's growing Protestant community.
just south of the Menam Riverside Hotel, and 1.75 km south of the Saphan Taksin BTS station along Charoen Krung Road.
Address: Soi 72/5, Charoen Krung Road, Bangkok
13°42′22"N 100°30′20"E
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
catering mainly to the foreign community in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. To date, the cemetery has over 1800 interments, and it is still accepting burials on a limited basis. The burial register is kept by Christ Church Bangkok
Christ Church Bangkok
Christ Church is a parish of the Anglican Church in Thailand within the Diocese of Singapore. It has both English- and Thai-language congregations. There are about 400 church members representing many different nationalities and denominational backgrounds...
(11 Convent Road).
There are also a number of Jewish graves here, since before 1997 there was no other place in the city for the small Jewish community to bury their dead. This changed with the opening of the Jewish Cemetery, in a separate property adjacent to this cemetery.
History
The Bangkok Protestant CemeteryCemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
was founded by a royal land grant given by King Mongkut on 29 July 1853, to address the need for burial space for Bangkok's growing Protestant community.
Location
The cemetery is located on the banks of the Chao Phraya RiverChao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital city, and then empties into the Gulf of Thailand.-Etymology:...
just south of the Menam Riverside Hotel, and 1.75 km south of the Saphan Taksin BTS station along Charoen Krung Road.
Address: Soi 72/5, Charoen Krung Road, Bangkok
13°42′22"N 100°30′20"E
Notable Interments
- Dan Beach BradleyDan Beach BradleyDan Beach Bradley M.D. was an American Protestant missionary to Siam from 1835 until his death. He is credited with numerous firsts, including bringing the first Thai-script printing press to Siam, publishing the first Thai newspaper and monolingual Thai dictionary, and introducing Western...
- missionary - John Taylor JonesJohn Taylor JonesRev. Dr. John Taylor Jones was one of the earliest Protestant missionaries to Siam with his wife, Eliza Grew Jones...
- missionary - Eliza Grew JonesEliza Grew JonesEliza Grew Jones is noted for having created a romanized script for writing the Siamese language, and for creating the first Siamese-English dictionary.-Biography:...
- missionary and wife of J. T. Jones - William Henry Adelbert Feilding - general of the Coldstream GuardsColdstream GuardsHer Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
- Sir John Bush, Admiral - Harbour Master
- Henry Alabaster - advisor to the King of Siam
- John Fennell Belbin, Captain of the SS Bangkok, who died at his post, 1876-08-28, aged 34
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, (1844-08-26 - 1885-12-03) - Hamilton King, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, (b. St Johns, Newfoundland 1852-06-04; d. Bangkok 1912-09-12)
- Caroline Isabella Knox Leonowens - daughter-in-law of Anna LeonowensAnna LeonowensAnna Leonowens was an English travel writer, educator, and social activist. She worked in Siam from 1862 to 1868, where she taught the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam. She also co-founded the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design...
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fame. - Sungkas Thongborisute M.D.Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
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(1932-10-09 - 1999-06-29) - founder of the Paolo Memorial Hospital
- Brian Charles Dade, Able SeamanAble seamanAn able seaman is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. An AB may work as a watchstander, a day worker, or a combination of these roles.-Watchstander:...
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, died 1965-03-06 aged 25 - Friedrich Schaefer, M.D., founder of and surgeon at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, who died from an infection acquired when operating 1914-05-15