IN MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN HENRY HOUGHTON
OF THE 1ST EUROPEAN REGIMENT
FUSILIERS H.E.I.C.S.
MADRAS PRESIDENCY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT SEA
THIS 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1850
AGED 38 YEARS 11 MONTHS
DURING HIS PASSAGE FROM INDIA
TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
HIS MORTAL REMAINS
WERE COMMITED TO THE DEEP
THIS IS RAISED
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
BY THOSE WHO REMAIN
TO MOURN HIS LOSS
 
"HE SHALL SEND HIS ANGELS WITH
GREAT SOUND OF THE TRUMPET AND THEY
SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT FROM
THE FOUR WINDS FROM ONE END OF
HEAVEN TO THE OTHER"   MATT XXIV