Plaque du capitaine William Thornton Bate

Sacred to the memory of
Captain William Thornton Bate, R.N.
of H.M.S. Actaeon
who was killed at Canton at the storming of the city
December 29^th 1857
His distinguished career and Christian virtues
endeared him to the foreign community in China
who erected a monument to his memory at Hong Kong

This tablet is erected in testimony of respect and affection
by H. Gerald Bate