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Captain William Thornton Bate was an officer and surveyor in the Royal Navy. He died on 29 December 1857 during the Battle of Canton. He is buried in the Colonial Cemetery (today's Hong Kong Cemetery) in Happy Valley. See here
Bate's Memorial was in the grounds of St. John's Cathedral. It was " a granite pillar surmounted by a globe which formerly stood on a site overlooking the Murray Parade Ground just a few feet from the parapet. It was removed when Battery Path was reconstructed in connection with the widening of Garden Road in 1954. " A rose granite memorial plaque to Captain Bate can be found today on the external wall of the transept.
Source: St. John's Cathedral Hong Kong by Doreen King
Further reading:
1. A Memoir of Captain W. Thornton Bate, R. N. by The Rev. John Baillie. Published in 1859.
2. See https://gwulo.com/media/31605
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