- Extended Description
- Major General
Born 21st January1766 Comber, County Down died 1814 at Kalunga Nepal. Fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Gurkha War. Served in the 3rd Horse now the 6th Dragoon Guards
A large statue of Major General Sir Rollo Gillespie was constructed under the oversight of John Fraser, the first County Surveyor of Down, and was unveiled on 24 June 1845 (St. John's Day) in the Town Square of Comber. Fifty lodges of the Masonic Order were present, in what is believed to be the biggest Masonic gathering in Irish history. It was calculated that 25,000 to 30,000 people crowded into the town to witness the ceremony. The column is 55 feet high. At the foot of the column are many Masonic symbols and his famous last words, One shot more for the honour of Down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_Gillespie
http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/gillespie/messages/1199.html
