"Gallant officers and men of the Royal Navy and Marines to the number of about twenty thousand, formerly inmates of the Royal Hospital Greenwich, whose remains were interred in this cemetery between the years 1749 and 1869."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sailors buried in the Devonport House burial ground
Commemorated ati
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Other Subjects
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Naval officer. Born London. Served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. Died at home in Grafton Street. William, 5th Viscount Howe was his younger brother.
1 memorial
USAAF - European HQ
The HQ of the United States Army Air Forces moved from London to Camp Griffiss in Bushy Park and then, following the success of D-Day, to France.
13 memorials
J. H. Coggs
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
W. H. Gosling
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
E. J. Costick
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial