HMS Hazard memorial

The 18 gun sloop HMS Hazard arrived in Auckland in July 1844 under the command of Captain Bell. Its arrival in Kororareka in early 1845 helped bring the town's defences up to 140 soldiers, sailors and marines. Men from the Hazard were involved in a particularly intense struggle with a group of Maori led by Te Ruki Kawiti in the early stages of the attack on Kororareka. They were forced to withdraw. In the afternoon with the remaining civilians safely evacuated to ships waiting in the bay, the Hazard bombarded the town.

This grave is in the grounds of Christ's Church, Russell.