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A large wooden memorial plaque to the memory of men of the Royal Artillery, 58th Regiment and HMS Calliope was erected in about 1850 by the officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal Artillery and 58th Regiment. Originally installed in Christ Church, the main Anglican church in Whanganui, the plaque was replaced by a brass plaque in 1894. It languished in the old Drill Hall for some years before being installed in St Johns Church at Matarawa, near Whanganui.
The inscription on the wooden plaque reads: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 58TH REGIMENT AND H.M.S. CALLIOPE GUNNER WILLIAM CONNOLLY - DIED 21ST JULY 1847 OF WOUNDS, RECEIVED IN ACTION - AGED 29 YEARS PRIVATE JOHN MCMORAN DROWNED, 18TH JANUARY 1847, AGED 21 YEARS PRIVATE WILLIAM WEBSTER DIED 26TH FEBRUARY 1847 AGED 22 YEARS CORPORAL DENNIS NEVILLE - DROWNED 30TH MARCH 1847 AGED 21 YEARS PRIVATE SAM SCULTHORPE - KILLED 10TH MAY 1847 AGED 26 YEARS PRIVATE WILLIAM WELLER - KILLED IN ACTION 19TH JULY, 1847 AGED 30 YEARS SEAMAN JOHN CLATWORTHY - DROWNED 30TH MARCH, 1847 AGED 22 YEARS ALSO PRIVATE JOSEPH SPRATT 65TH REGIMENT, KILLED IN ACTION 19TH JULY 1847 AGED 28 YEARS THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND PRIVATES OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND 58TH REGIMENT, STATIONED AT WANGANUI LIKEWISE PRIVATE JOHN MOONY - 58TH REGIMENT, DIED 5TH NOVEMBER 1847 AGED 28 YEARS ALSO/ PRIVATE GEORGE MCALLISTER, 65TH REGIMENT, DROWNED 11TH SEPTEMBER 1848, AGED 32 YEARS
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