Funeral of Major-General Vladimir Konstantinovich Samoyloff, Bubbling Well Road Cemetery, Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
Bk08-01
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bk08-01. This is the funeral of the Major-General Vladimir Konstantinovich Samoyloff (1866-1916), the Russian Military Attaché in Tokyo, who was traveling on the ship SS Andre Lebon to Switzerland, in order to improve his health, when he suddenly died en route. Orthodox Church burial service at the Bubbling Well Road Cemetery, Shanghai. Photograph by Angelo. Source: 'The Illustrated War News' 12 April 1916 (Part 88, page 40).
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THE FUNERAL OF A RUSSIAN GENERAL, WITH MILITARY HONOURS, AT SHANGHAI: AT THE GRAVESIDE IN THE BUBBLING WELL CEMETERY.
