Admiral. Born Shropshire. Whilst in the West Indies fighting the French, Benbow was in charge of a fleet of seven ships. During the fight, which lasted a few days, he sustained a broken leg from chain-shot. He fought on but only two of the other ships' captains supported his battle plans to his satisfaction so he court-martialled them sentencing two to death. Two months after his injury he died as a result at Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica, and 5 months after his demise his death sentence on the two captains was carried out.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral John Benbow
Commemorated ati
Other Subjects
Percival F. Fear
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
G. Reeves
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned. Royal Fusiliers
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Pte. J. Johnson
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them