Captain John Shaw PhelpsPrint Page 
The marble plaque commemorates John Shaw Phelps, a Captain in the 14th Regiment of Foot, who died at the Queen`s Redoubt in 1863 during the Maori Wars in New Zealand.
Location
| Address: | 173 King Street, St James Anglican Church, South Wall, Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.869486 Long: 151.211172 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 20-November-1863 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 20-November-1863 |
Dedication
To the memory of John Shaw Phelps
Captain in H.M. 14th Regiment of Foot,
Only son of J C Phelps Esqre of Gostwyck, Paterson River.
Born in Sydney 21st May 1829 and died 25th Novr 1863 at the Queen's Redoubt, New Zealand, from wounds received while gallantly leading his Company against the rebel Maories at Rangariri on the 20th Novr.
This lamented Officer served with much distinction in the Crimea and in various engagements in New Zealand.
Those who knew him to be a good son, a loving brother and a sincere friend, desiring to record their sorrow for his loss have erected this tablet.
Anno 1864.
