Henry Wase Whitfield

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Henry Wase Whitfield (* 1811 or 1814 , † March 30, 1877 in Dover ), Chinese 威菲 路, was a British general and commander of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in China , Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements .

Life

Henry W. Whitfield was appointed to the 2nd West India Regiment in 1828 , based in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong. He served in this infantry regiment for 40 years and commanded it for 15 years from 1843. He was then appointed from 1869 to 1874 as Lieutenant General Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom in China, Hong Kong and Straits Settlements ( Commander British Troops in China, Hong Kong, and the Straits Settlements ). Whitfield was also in April 1872 for a few days Governor of Hong Kong ( Commander and lieutenant governor ).

The barracks in Kowloon , Hong Kong, known as Whitfield Barracks , built from 1890 for the British garrison , bears his name.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Colonist, May 3, 1877, p. 2, column 4, online at: sites.rootsweb.com / ...
  2. ^ The London Gazette, February 26, 1828, online at: thegazette.co.uk/.../387
  3. ↑ The London Gazette, April 20, 1877, online at: thegazette.co.uk/.../2705
  4. ↑ Historic Building Appraisal , an overview of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government, Block S61, online (archived) at: web.archive.org/.../lcsd.gov.hk/...78 , # 43 / Page 78
personal data
SURNAME Whitfield, Henry Wase
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 威菲 路 (Chinese spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British General and Commander of the United Kingdom Forces in China, Hong Kong and Straits Settlements
DATE OF BIRTH 1811 or 1814
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1877
Place of death Dover