Memorial: M2417

Wall tablet at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Robert Wright MD d. 1822

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'IN THIS CEMETERY / ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / ROBERT WRIGHT M.D. / FORTY ONE YEARS IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY / WHO DIED THE 23RD AUGUST 1822 / AGED 61 YEARS / "IT IS ELOQUENCE TO BE SILENT WHEN NO EXPRESSIONS / CAN REACH THE GREATNESS OF HIS WORTH"'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum

People

Wright, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 23/8/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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