Memorial: M4976

Memorial in Greenwich, London commemorating former pensioners of the Royal Hospital reburied there.

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Opposite this tablet lie interred the remains of about three thousand men, formerly pensioners of the Royal Hospital removed from the infirmary burying ground in 1875. They served their country in the wars which established the naval supremacy of England and died the honoured recipients of her gratitude'

Details

Type: Memorial

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M4976

Location

Transcript

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters