Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Greenwich
Town
Greenwich
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46492

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Current location

Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Romney Road (A206)
Greenwich
Greenwich
Greater London
SE10 9LW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 38630 77920
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Royal Naval School Chapel
    Eltham
    Greenwich
    Greater London
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
TRIANGULAR HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION. PLAQUE GIVING DETAILS OF THE PREVIUOS HOME OF THE TABLET IS PLACED BELOW IT. ANCHOR CARVED IN RELIEF ABOVE THE INSCRIPTION TABLET WITH A SMALL PART OF AN ANCHOR CHAIN CARVED AT THE BASE OF THE TABLET.
Inscription
TABLET: IN MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR WELLESLEY FLOYD/ YOUNGEST SON OF/ MAJOR GENERAL SIR HENRY FLOYD, BART./ FORMERLY A PUPIL OF THIS SCHOOL/ AND NAVAL CADET OF H.M.S. "MARLBOROUGH"/ WHO DIED AT GIBRALTAR HOSPITAL,/ NOVEMBER 28TH 1839,/ AND IS BURIED IN THE CEMETERY/ NORTH FRONT/ BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL/ OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL,/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS./ "I SENT YOU OUT IN MOURNING AND WEEPING,/ BUT GOD WILL GIVE YOU TO ME AGAIN WITH/ JOY AND GLADNESS FOR EVER"/ BARUCH 1V_23/ "HE SHALL GIVE HIS NAGELS CHARGE OVER THESE"/ LIKE IV_10/ "THE WILL OF THE LORD BE DONE"/ ACTS XXI1_14./ AETAT. XIV. PLAQUE: THESE TABLETS WERE REMOVED/ FROM THE CHAPEL OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, ELTHAM,/ WHEN THAT ESTABLISHMENT WAS CLOSED IN 1910,/ AND WERE PLACED HERE BY PERMISSION OF/ THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Floyd, Arthur Wellesley
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, place of burial, manner of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1500MM, width 1000MM
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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