Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain Henry John Spencer Churchill RN d. 1840
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of the Right Honourable Lord Henry John Spencer CHURCHILL, 4th son of George, 5th Duke of Marlborough. This monument is erected by his Officers and Petty Officers in testimony and affection, The Right Honourable Lord H J Spencer CHURCHILL, Captain of H.B.M. ship 'Druid' and Senior Officer in the Canton seas, departed this life in the Macao Roads, 2nd June, 1840. Aged 43'
Details
Vessel: Druid
Event
First China War
Event Date
1840-42
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Churchill, Henry John Spencer
Age: 43
Date of Death: 2/6/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 43
Date of Death: 2/6/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: 'Druid' reached Macao 24/3/1840. Opium Wars.
Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'; Sir Henry Keppel 'A Sailors life under Four Sovereigns' vol. i, p. 280 (records date of death as 3 June); Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 370 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: Christine Thomas
Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'; Sir Henry Keppel 'A Sailors life under Four Sovereigns' vol. i, p. 280 (records date of death as 3 June); Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 370 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: Christine Thomas