Memorial: M3214

Fountain in Christie Place, Newcastle, Australia commemorating Captain John Shortland RN d. 1810

Location

Christie Place, Newcastle, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SHORTLAND CENTENARY FOUNTAIN 1797. FOUNDATION STONE LAID BY THE HON. J.N. BUNKER M.P. COLONIAL SECRETARY 18TH SEPTEMBER 1897', 'LIEUTENANT JOHN SHORTLAND R.N. ARRIVED FIRST FLEET 26-01-1788 DIED 20-01-1810. FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS 1997. R. GAITES', 'ERECTED 1897 DAVID MILLER, MAYOR'

Details

Description: Stone drinking fountain with four lion's heads and basins.
Type: Drinking fountain
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1897

Event

Guadaloupe 1810

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Shortland, John
Age: 40
Date of Death: 21/1/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1769. Officer in First Fleet to Australia. Killed in action to capture Guadaloupe Jan-Feb 1810. Buried Basse Terre Cemetery, Guadaloupe. Lt RN John Shortland Snr 1737-1810, buried at Lille, France. The fountain was erected to commemorate the centenary of Shorland's landing on the site of Newcastle, and was late moved from Newcastle beach.
Recorder: J. Shortland 1997

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