Naval officer. Born Somerset. Governor of of Greenwich Hospital, 1796 until his death.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB
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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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A. W. North
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
James Richard Stanhope
He served with the Grenadier Guards in the Second Boer War. Entering the House of Lords on the death of his father, he became 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope.
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, South Africa
General James Wolfe
Army officer. Born Kent. The family moved to Greenwich around 1738 and James Wolfe continue to live there. Victorious in the 1759 Battle of Quebec, against the French. Killed in the battle. B...
Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes
Born Hampshire, son of a naval officer. Went to sea aged 15. Served in: East Indies and China, the Mediterranean. Participated in the bombardment of Odessa and of Sebastopol. Died at his home i...