Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald RN d. 1841
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / to the / MEMORY / of / LIEUTENANT / FITZGERALD / late / belonging to / H.M.S. MODESTE / who died at / MACAO / on the 22nd June 1841 / from the effects / of a wound received / while gallantly storming / the enemies battery at / CANTON' 'This monument was erected by his numerous friends and shipmates in the Squadron in which he served as a tribute of respect to his memory'
Details
Vessel: HMS Modeste
Event
First China War
Event Date
1840-42
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Fitzgerald, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 22/6/1841
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 22/6/1841
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Opium Wars.
Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 370 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: Christine Thomas
Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 370 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: Christine Thomas