Marcus Alberto DA SILVA [1907-1956]

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 01:46

Names

Given

Marcus Alberto

Family

da Silva

Sex

Male

Status

Deceased

Born

Date

1 Mar 1907

Died

Date

20 Feb 1956

Brian has written an interesting article about this man:

[...] Marcus da Silva, arguably the colony’s most prominent lawyer, and, for those who cared to cast their minds back to those dark days, a war hero, who had courageously smuggled money into Stanley, spied for the British Army Aid Group, and then steadfastly resisted the violent attempts of Colonel Noma’s Gendarmes to make him incriminate himself and others.

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Where is Marcus da Silva Buried?

I'm in touch with a relative of Marcus da Silva who would like to visit his grave when they come to Hong Kong.

Does anyone know which cemetery he's buried in?

re: Where is Marcus da Silva Buried?

Hi Brian,

If Marcus da Silva was Roman Catholic, it's likely he was buried in St Michael's Cemetery. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a way to confirm remotely if he is buried there. (Can anyone else help?)

A search for Silva in the local newspapers finds one result: tributes to him from the Full Court (see The China Mail, 1956-02-22, pg 10). If you read through a few days of papers either side of that date, you might find details of the burial ceremony.

If those don't help, you might find the answer at the Macanese Families database.

Please let us know what you find,

Regards, David