An old tomb of British colony period is found.


July 5, 2013 friday at 9:30AM , an old tomb is found in the construction ground of
a reconstruction buildings of Katha township market in Sagaing division , upper Myanmar.
The previous market was burned down by an accident fire on March 7, 2012 .
This part of construction area was a cemetery of foreigners who expired in the early
British colony period of Myanmar,1885s.
The docouments of this historical tomb such as broken tomb and plates , teeth and
pieces of bones are taken in the care of township administrator.

The body of tomb is Engineer in chief MU valley railway,
Born 5 June in 1844 and died 12 April 1891 in Katha ,Sagaing Division , Myanmar.
The first name of the chief engineer was damage while digging the tomb, so it was
unknown .The Last name is SWAPPE.

by Katha Town
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