Admiral. Born Shropshire. Whilst in the West Indies fighting the French, Benbow was in charge of a fleet of seven ships. During the fight, which lasted a few days, he sustained a broken leg from chain-shot. He fought on but only two of the other ships' captains supported his battle plans to his satisfaction so he court-martialled them sentencing two to death. Two months after his injury he died as a result at Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica, and 5 months after his demise his death sentence on the two captains was carried out.
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Admiral John Benbow
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Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell, VC
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1 memorial
W. C. Clarke
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War served, WW1
1 memorial
Cadet Edward Sylvester Blake
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Rear-Admiral, Sir Henry Hart, KCH
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1 memorial
F. C. Fisher
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War served, WW1
1 memorial
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