Event    From 4/2/1797  To 4/2/1797

Battle of St Vincent

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Portugal, Spain

A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and was subsequently knighted and promoted to Rear-Admiral.

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Battle of St Vincent

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Battle of St Vincent frieze

See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...

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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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Nelson's column

Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...

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N. Robertson

N. Robertson

Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant Nicholas Taylor, R.N.

Lieutenant Nicholas Taylor, R.N.

Nicholas Taylor was born on 28 May 1949 in Lynton, Devon, the eldest of the three children of Henry Thomas Taylor (1913-1992) and Edith Peggy Taylor née Colvin (1921-1990). His birth was registered...

Person, Armed Forces, South America

War dead, Other war
2 memorials
R. E. Lowman

R. E. Lowman

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Serjeant Clarence Sydney Gill

Serjeant Clarence Sydney Gill

Clarence Sydney Gill was born on 28 March 1890 in Fulham, the second of the five children of Charles Gill (b. circa 1864) and Alice Emilie Gill née Tisdall (1865-1959). His birth was registered in ...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Arthur Lewis

Arthur Lewis

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Frank Alfred Parsons

Frank Alfred Parsons

Senior 5th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy

1 memorial
Liberal Party

Liberal Party

SW1, King Street, Almack House

On this site was a social club which operated 1765 - 1871 as Almack's and was then renamed as Willis's Rooms. Wikipedia talks of "a bras...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
F. J. Wheller

F. J. Wheller

Man of East or West Molesey who died in WW1.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Tottenham Outrage - Ralph Joscelyne

Tottenham Outrage - Ralph Joscelyne

N17, Mitchley Road, Good Shepherd Church

In memory of Ralph Joscelyne, 1899 - 1909 who was shot on this spot during the Tottenham Outrage on Jan. 23rd 1909. May he rest in peace...

2 subjects commemorated
Hunt & Stokoe trees

Hunt & Stokoe trees

E16, North Woolwich Road

On the wall behind are two baskets for flowers and some screw holes. And on the wall a little to the left of the photo is another similar...

2 subjects commemorated