Arthur Wakefield | |
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![]() Lieutenant Arthur Wakefield, RN | |
Born | Burnham Wick, Essex, England[1] | 19 November 1799
Died | 17 June 1843 Wairau Valley, New Zealand | (aged 43)
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Years of service | 1810–1841 |
Rank | Commander[2] |
Unit | HMS Nisus, 1810–14[3][1] HMS Hebrus, 1814–16[3][4] HMS Queen Charlotte, 1818–19[3] HMS Superb, 1819–22[3][1] HMS Brazen, 1823–26[3] HMS Conflict, 1826–28[3] HMS Rose, 1828–30[3] HMS Winchester, 1832–33 HMS Thunderer, 1833–37[3] HMS Rhadamanthus, 1839–41[5] |
Commands | HMS Conflict[6] HMS Rose (temporary)[3] HMS Rhadamanthus[5] |
Known for | Founder of Nelson, New Zealand |
Campaigns | Invasion of Java, 1811[4] • Fort Cornelis, 1811[2] War of 1812: Chesapeake campaign • Bladensburg, 1814[7] • Washington, 1814[4] • Baltimore, 1814[2] Algiers, 1816 |
Awards | Mentioned in despatches, 1814.[8][3] |
Memorials | Wairau Affray Memorial, Tuamarina Cemetery, Marlborough Region Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson (plaque) Wakefield's Memorial Riwaka and Puketawai Pā[9] |
Relations | Edward Wakefield (brother) Daniel Wakefield (brother) William Wakefield (brother) Felix Wakefield (brother) |
Other work | Agent for Nelson, New Zealand Company |
Captain Arthur Wakefield (19 November 1799 – 17 June 1843) served with the Royal Navy before joining his brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, in founding the New Zealand Company settlement of Nelson in New Zealand.
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