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Lieutenant Thomas Ely


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Reference WMO/303326

Address:

Former St Mark's Chapel

Eastern Road

Brighton

England

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Status: Unknown
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Conflicts:
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
About the memorial: Nowy-headed, scallop-shouldered, white marble tablet set on a wall mounted, similarly contoured black marble backboard. Incised tablet inscription in black lettering. At the top is a cross with words "True till death" and in front of it a low relief carving of a crossed sword and rifle, belts and tropical helmet. In the background are foliate branches. At bottom of memorial is the badge and motto of regiment. St Mark's became the Spire Arts Centre which closed in October 2024
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To the Glory of God / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THOMAS BUTLER ELY, / LIEUTENANT 2ND. BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS / ONLY AND DEARLY LOVED SON OF / MAJOR GENERAL AND MRS. ELY. / OF 18 SUSSEX SQUARE BRIGHTON / IN HIS 25th YEAR / WHO BRAVELY LED A COMPANY THROUGH THE NATAL / CAMPAIGNS, AT / THE BATTLES OF TALANA HILL, LOMBARDING/ KOP, COLENSO, VENTERS / SPRUIT, (SPION KOP), VAAL KRANTZ, TUGELA, HART'S HILL, PIETER'S HILL / TO THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES FOR "GALLANT / AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE". WAS INVALIDED WITH ENTERIC FEVER AND / CALLED AWAY TO JESUS ON EASTER MORNING, APRIL 15th 1900 ON HIS VOYAGE HOME / "KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD" "AN UPRIGHT AND LOVING SON AND BROTHER" / "MORE THAN CONQUEROR THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED HIM". "THY SON LIVETH" / T"HY BROTHER SHALL RISE AGAIN". "THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH".

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