ID Number102550
NameFULTON Arthur Robert William
Family NameFULTON
Plot6808
CemeteryChurch of England
StatusExisting Grave
Location on the Modern Grid MapG11 08
Inscription on TombstoneErected by the Employees of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company as a token of their esteem. In loving memory of Arthur Robert Wm. FULTON, M.Inst. C.E. & M.I.M.E., late Manager of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway. Born at West Taieri, Otago, died of typhoid fever at Wellington 26 July 1889, aged 35. "There in love's unclouded reign parted hands shall clasp again". [-Helyer-]
Description of GraveThere are two steps up to the grave which has black & white tiles in the centre, and is surrounded by ironwork railings (no gate). The striking memorial is a tapering column set on a substantial plinth, with the inscription in lead lettering on white marble on the two top tiers below the column.
Date of Death or Burial*26 Jul, 1889
Public Cemetery Register Number
Type of Record Burial
Age35
SexMale
BiographyArthur Robert William FULTON was an engineer, born near Dunedin, who became manager of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway. He died of typhoid on 26 Jul 1889.