Wall tablet at Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich commemorating Arthur Wellesley Floyd d. 1859
Location
Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'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 1859, / 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 IV-23 / "HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER THEE" / LUKE IV-10 / "THE WILL OF THE LORD BE DONE" / ACTS XXI-14 AETAT XIV'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Back and white marble
Vessel: HMS Marlborough
People
Age: 14
Date of Death: 28/11/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval cadet
Organisation: Royal Navy