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04-January-2015
04-January-2015
Photographs supplied by Russell Byers / John Huth

The marble plaque commemorates Lieutenant George Phillpotts who was killed in the Maori Wars in New Zealand in July 1845.

In 1840, the British Crown entered into the Treaty of Waitangi with a number of Maori chiefs. That treaty set out certain conditions for the British occupation of New Zealand and still dominates race relationships in that country. From 1843 to 1848, the First Maori War was conducted between the British and certain Maori groups that rejected the implementation of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Location

Address:173 King Street, St James Anglican Church, North Wall 106, Sydney, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.869486
Long: 151.211172
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:1-July-1845
Actual Event End Date:1-July-1845

Dedication

Front Inscription

In memory of Lieut George Phillpotts R.N.

Who fell at the assault on the Pa at Ohaewae, New Zealand
1st July 1845 Aged 31.

Erected by his brother Officers of H.M. ships Hazard and North Star

Source: MA,SJ
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