Erection date: 2013
{On a marble plaque laid into the ground at the base of the statue of the king:}
Colonel William Carlos c.1610 - 1689
Subditus fidelis regis et regni salus {Latin: 'A faithful subject of the king and the safety of the kingdom'}
Soldier in the Civil War, protector of King Charles II at Boscobel after the battle of Worcester in 1651. God, by the over-shadowing of an oak, did preserve our royal founder from the hands of his enemies.
Site: Royal Hospital Chelsea, Middle Court (5 memorials)
SW3, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Middle Court
In our photo you can see the Latin text on the frieze to the arcade. The statue faces the building and backs the Thames, and the camera. The Carlos plaque is at the base of the statue. You can see that there are dozens of plaques in the arcade along the whole length of the south-facing façade. These are mainly to individuals associated with the Hospital, many of them former Governors. We collected only the plaque that you can see to the right of the entrance, to those killed at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in WW1 and in WW2.
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