A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and was subsequently knighted and promoted to Rear-Admiral.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Battle of St Vincent
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Battle of St Vincent frieze
See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Nelson's column
Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...
Other Subjects
G. A. Constable
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
J. W. McIntosh
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Rifleman William Frederick Dines
William Frederick Dines was born on 10 September 1878, the youngest of the six children of Esau Dines (1842-1924) and Laura Jemima Dines née Angus (1843-1901). His birth was registered in the 4th q...
6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
The 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was raised in 1941 in Caterham, Surrey. In June 1942 it set sail from Liverpool to Syria where it became part of 201st Guards Brigade. It had to guard the borde...
Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu
Montagu and Charles Cholmondely conceived the idea behind Operation Mincemeat and carried it out. Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu was a British judge, Naval intelligence officer and author. Born into a...