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.
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Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Naval commander who became a national hero a...
It was from this underground bunker that the air defence of London and the s...
An information board “Docklands Heritage – Deptford River Walk” gives a good ...
Founder of the Royal Air Force. Born Somerset. Aged 20 joined the Second Ba...
