91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Male  Born 6/10/1782  Died 8/1/1869

Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB

Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB

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.  

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB

Commemorated ati

Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Auxiliary Fireman Christopher Edward Seymour Hartwell

Auxiliary Fireman Christopher Edward Seymour Hartwell

Auxiliary fireman from Banstead killed in an air raid on Poplar. Christopher Edward Seymour Hartwell was born on 21 July 1898 in Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire, the son of Elizabeth Annie Hartw...

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
J. Worth

J. Worth

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
A. Prior

A. Prior

Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
G. E. Westlake

G. E. Westlake

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Hammersmith war dead

Hammersmith war dead

Hammersmith servicemen who were killed in both world wars.

Group, Armed Forces, Tragedy

1 memorial