Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Sir Harry Holdworth Rawson d. 1910
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'TO THE BELOVED AND HONOVRED MEMORY OF ADMIRAL SIR HARRY HOLDSWORTH RAWSON G.C.B. G.C.M.G. / BORN NOV. 5TH 1843. PASSED ON NOV. 3RD. 1910 / HE ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY 1857. / AND RETIRED 1908 AFTER 51 YEARS OF CONTINUOVS ACTIVE SERVICE / SERVED IN CHINA WAR 1851-61. / WAS PRESENT AT CAPTVRE OF PEIHO, TAKV FORTS AND PEKIN COMMANDED THIRTEEN HVNDRED CHINESE TROOPS AT DEFENCE OF NINGPO, / WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED AND SEVERAL TIMES MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES / PRINCIPAL TRANSPORT OFFICER EGYPTIAN WAR 1882 / ADC TO QUEEN VICTORIA 1890, / ON INTERNATIONAL SIGNAL COMMITTEE 1892-95 / COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND WEST COAST OF AFRICA 1895-98. / IN COMMAND OF EXPEDITION AGAINST M'WALE AND CAPTURE OF M'WALE IN 1895. / BOMBARDMENT OF ZANZIBAR 1897. / COMMANDED THE BENIN EXPEDITION AND CAPTVRED BENIN 1897. / COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF CHANNEL SQUADRON 1898-01 / GOVERNOR OF NEW SOVTH WALES 1902-09 / HELD THE HVMANE SOCIETY'S MEDAL AND CIVIC CROSS OF BELGIVM FOR SAVING LIFE AT SEA THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS RELATIVES'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt
Materials: Bronze, enamel
Vessel: HMS Minotaur
Event
Second China War
Event Date
1857-1860
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Age: 66
Date of Death: 2/11/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982