Memorial: M924

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Francis Elgar d. 1909, naval architect

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / FRANCIS ELGAR L.L.D., F,R,S, / BORN APRIL 24TH 1845 / DIED JANUARY 17TH 1909 / AND / ETHEL ANNIE MITCHELL ELGAR / HIS DEARLY LOVED WIFE / WHO DIED ON THE 8TH JULY 1914. AGED 46 YEARS / REST IN PEACE'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth
Type: Cross
Materials: Grey granite

People

Elgar, Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation: Admiralty

Extra

Notes: 1845-1909. Naval architect and Admiralty Director of Dockyards.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 155.

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