Naval officer. While attempting to control the 1797 Spithead mutiny, Colpoys ordered the shooting of his own crew thus causing the death of several men (we can't find an exact number). Not surprisingly his men refused to serve under him again and he was removed from active duty, although this might voluntarily have been in train anyway due to ill health. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1816 to his death.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral, Sir John Colpoys, GCB
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Died serving in WW1. Member of the parish of Saint Olave and Saint John Southwark.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Vicar. Born circa 1568. He was chaplain to the Jamestown Settlement.
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