Naval officer. Born Aberdeenshire. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1853 until his death. 75 years in the navy, he was possibly the model for C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower.
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...
Other Subjects
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Joint Services School for Linguists (JSSL)
Trained linguists for covert work, mainly with Russian during the Cold War. The Army was based near Bodmin, the Navy at Coulsdon Camp (1952 - 4, at the Fox pub building), the RAF at Salisbury Villa...
2 memorials
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol was an English politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons 1640-41, when he was raised to the House of Lords. He supported the Royalists during the English...
1 memorial
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Admiral of the Fleet. 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Grandson of Queen Victoria and uncle of Prince Philip. Born Frogmore House, Windsor and known by family and friends as Dickie. His wife's, Edwi...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Burma, Germany, India, Ireland, Pakistan
5 memorials
Harold Mugford, VC
Born Harold Sandford Mugford at 149 Keetons Road, Bermondsey. On the 11th April 1917, at Monchy-le-Preux, France, he put his machine-gun in an exposed position from which he was able to face the en...
War served, WW1
2 memorials
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Davey
E1, Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden
Most of the text is professionally carved but 'Davey' is less skillful. Something about this memorial makes us think that Davey was a pet.
1 subject commemorated
Department for Communities and Local Government
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
70 memorials
Gandhi and Indo-British togetherness trees
WC2, India Place, India House
Nearby India House is the High Commission of India.To the north of the bust two trees have been planted each with a plaque laid into the...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Bridge of Aspiration
WC2, Floral Street
The main plaque is being viewed by the couple to the left of the doorway to the Royal Ballet School. The two small black plaques undernea...
3 subjects commemorated,
18 creators
03 Croydon - John Napier
CR9, Katharine Street, Croydon Public Library
Royal Observatory Greenwich comments on a photo of this portrait and its 2 neighbours: "Halley, Newton and Napier as they appear on the o...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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