Group    From 1749  To 1869

Sailors buried in the Devonport House burial ground

Categories: Armed Forces

"Gallant officers and men of the Royal Navy and Marines to the number of about twenty thousand, formerly inmates of the Royal Hospital Greenwich, whose remains were interred in this cemetery between the years 1749 and 1869."

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sailors buried in the Devonport House burial ground

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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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8th Volunteer, The Queen's Fusiliers

8th Volunteer, The Queen's Fusiliers

The battalion is unique, in that although officially part of The Queens Regiment (the 8th Territorial Battalion), it contains rifle companies that were part of either the Queen’s Regiment or the Ro...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS

Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS

Naval officer and arctic explorer.  Born Bath.  The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole."  Lieut-Governor of Greenw...

Person, Armed Forces, Exploring, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
F. Glazebrook

F. Glazebrook

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Royal Army Medical Corps - London Units

Royal Army Medical Corps - London Units

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial