Naval officer.  Born Aberdeenshire.  Governor of Greenwich Hospital,Ìý1853 until his death.  75 years in the navy, he was possibly the model for C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. Â
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Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB
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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
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War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
A. Prior
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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Hammersmith servicemen who were killed in both world wars.
1 memorial
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