Person    | Male  Born 12/12/1724  Died 27/1/1816

Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Somerset.  Governor of of Greenwich Hospital, 1796 until his death.

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Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

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A. W. North

A. W. North

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
James Richard Stanhope

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

1 memorial
General James  Wolfe

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...

Person, Armed Forces, Canada

1 memorial
Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes

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...

Person, Armed Forces

1 memorial