Person    | Male  Born 5/4/1769  Died 20/9/1839

Vice-Admiral, Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Dorset.  Present on Nelson's ship at the Battle of Trafalgar.  This is the Hardy of "Kiss me, Hardy" fame.  Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1834 until his death.

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Vice-Admiral, Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, GCB

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

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George Carpenter

George Carpenter

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1 memorial
Cuthbert Bromley, VC

Cuthbert Bromley, VC

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1 memorial
Private Jack Askham

Private Jack Askham

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1 memorial
W. J. Filbee

W. J. Filbee

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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Admiral George Anson

Admiral George Anson

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1 memorial