Edmund was the son of Major Richard Du Cane (1788-1832) and Eliza Ware (1791-1870).
Major-General of the Royal Engineers, Knight Commander of the Bath and Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons.
His first marriage on 18 July 1855 took place at St. John's Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. The bride was Mary Dorothea Molloy, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Colonel John Molloy and Georgina Kennedy. He was widowed in 1881 and married a second time at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England on 2 January 1883 to Florence Victoria Saunderson (widow of Col. Marmaduke Gerard Grimston) and daughter of Colonel Hardress Robert Saunderson and Maria Anne Luttrell.
Edmund died of appendicitis at his residence, 10 Portman Square, London, England. His grave plot and gravestone is shared with his second son, Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane (1859-1916).
SIR E. F. DU CANE ON CRIME:
Sir Edmund F. Du Cane, K.C.B., Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons, has well observed; "The criminal condition of a country largely depends on the standard of morality the law enforces. There are many moral crimes of which the law takes no cognisance." He further remarked in reference to some statistical indications of the diminution of punishable crime - "A wider interpretation of the word crime might show less satisfactory results." This influential authority here touches a great fundamental truth, the serious consideration of which would tend, more than perhaps any other reflection, to impress upon all persons in power over criminals a right sense of their own responsibilities in this direction. For it implies the duty of a just and merciful regard to the position of criminals, and of all other men, in view of the little differences, in the divine sight, between crime and sin. It is needful for all having control over criminals, whether as statesman, judges, magistrates, governors, chaplains, warders, or others to remember, individually, that they also are criminals before God, even though honoured by men.
Major-General of the Royal Engineers, Knight Commander of the Bath and Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons.
His first marriage on 18 July 1855 took place at St. John's Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. The bride was Mary Dorothea Molloy, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Colonel John Molloy and Georgina Kennedy. He was widowed in 1881 and married a second time at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England on 2 January 1883 to Florence Victoria Saunderson (widow of Col. Marmaduke Gerard Grimston) and daughter of Colonel Hardress Robert Saunderson and Maria Anne Luttrell.
Edmund died of appendicitis at his residence, 10 Portman Square, London, England. His grave plot and gravestone is shared with his second son, Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane (1859-1916).
SIR E. F. DU CANE ON CRIME:
Sir Edmund F. Du Cane, K.C.B., Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons, has well observed; "The criminal condition of a country largely depends on the standard of morality the law enforces. There are many moral crimes of which the law takes no cognisance." He further remarked in reference to some statistical indications of the diminution of punishable crime - "A wider interpretation of the word crime might show less satisfactory results." This influential authority here touches a great fundamental truth, the serious consideration of which would tend, more than perhaps any other reflection, to impress upon all persons in power over criminals a right sense of their own responsibilities in this direction. For it implies the duty of a just and merciful regard to the position of criminals, and of all other men, in view of the little differences, in the divine sight, between crime and sin. It is needful for all having control over criminals, whether as statesman, judges, magistrates, governors, chaplains, warders, or others to remember, individually, that they also are criminals before God, even though honoured by men.
Edmund was the son of Major Richard Du Cane (1788-1832) and Eliza Ware (1791-1870).
Major-General of the Royal Engineers, Knight Commander of the Bath and Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons.
His first marriage on 18 July 1855 took place at St. John's Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. The bride was Mary Dorothea Molloy, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Colonel John Molloy and Georgina Kennedy. He was widowed in 1881 and married a second time at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England on 2 January 1883 to Florence Victoria Saunderson (widow of Col. Marmaduke Gerard Grimston) and daughter of Colonel Hardress Robert Saunderson and Maria Anne Luttrell.
Edmund died of appendicitis at his residence, 10 Portman Square, London, England. His grave plot and gravestone is shared with his second son, Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane (1859-1916).
SIR E. F. DU CANE ON CRIME:
Sir Edmund F. Du Cane, K.C.B., Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons, has well observed; "The criminal condition of a country largely depends on the standard of morality the law enforces. There are many moral crimes of which the law takes no cognisance." He further remarked in reference to some statistical indications of the diminution of punishable crime - "A wider interpretation of the word crime might show less satisfactory results." This influential authority here touches a great fundamental truth, the serious consideration of which would tend, more than perhaps any other reflection, to impress upon all persons in power over criminals a right sense of their own responsibilities in this direction. For it implies the duty of a just and merciful regard to the position of criminals, and of all other men, in view of the little differences, in the divine sight, between crime and sin. It is needful for all having control over criminals, whether as statesman, judges, magistrates, governors, chaplains, warders, or others to remember, individually, that they also are criminals before God, even though honoured by men.
Major-General of the Royal Engineers, Knight Commander of the Bath and Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons.
His first marriage on 18 July 1855 took place at St. John's Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. The bride was Mary Dorothea Molloy, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Colonel John Molloy and Georgina Kennedy. He was widowed in 1881 and married a second time at St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England on 2 January 1883 to Florence Victoria Saunderson (widow of Col. Marmaduke Gerard Grimston) and daughter of Colonel Hardress Robert Saunderson and Maria Anne Luttrell.
Edmund died of appendicitis at his residence, 10 Portman Square, London, England. His grave plot and gravestone is shared with his second son, Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane (1859-1916).
SIR E. F. DU CANE ON CRIME:
Sir Edmund F. Du Cane, K.C.B., Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons, has well observed; "The criminal condition of a country largely depends on the standard of morality the law enforces. There are many moral crimes of which the law takes no cognisance." He further remarked in reference to some statistical indications of the diminution of punishable crime - "A wider interpretation of the word crime might show less satisfactory results." This influential authority here touches a great fundamental truth, the serious consideration of which would tend, more than perhaps any other reflection, to impress upon all persons in power over criminals a right sense of their own responsibilities in this direction. For it implies the duty of a just and merciful regard to the position of criminals, and of all other men, in view of the little differences, in the divine sight, between crime and sin. It is needful for all having control over criminals, whether as statesman, judges, magistrates, governors, chaplains, warders, or others to remember, individually, that they also are criminals before God, even though honoured by men.
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of / Major General Sir EDMUND FREDERICK DU CANE Knight Commander of the Bath / Formerly of the Royal Engineers Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons for eighteen / years 4th son of Major RICHARD DU CANE of the XXth Light Dragoons and ELIZA his wife / Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life. Born 23rd March 1830 / Died 7th June 1903
Gravesite Details
Cruciform shaped coped stone on chamfered plinth and base. // Incised lettering. West, South and East sides are Edmund Frederick Du Cane. The North side is Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane.
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