Person    | Male  Born 1759  Died 22/7/1831

Captain William Browell

Captain William Browell

Naval officer.  1799, in command of the Sanspareil, was crippled in an accident, and rendered unfit for active service. RN Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1809 until his death.

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Captain William Browell

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

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