Naval officer. Born Aberdeenshire. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1853 until his death. 75 years in the navy, he was possibly the model for C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower.
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Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB
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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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Edward Gustave Slesinger, OBE, BSc, MS, FRCS
Chairman of the Board of Guy's Hospital in 1964. Born London. Edward Gustave Slesinger was born on 17 March 1888, the son of Gustave Schlesinger (1852-1903) and Louise Agnes Schlesinger née Sueski...
1 memorial
1 memorial
John Laird Mair, First Lord Lawrence
Born Yorkshire. Ruler of the Punjaub during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. Died at house, 23 Queen's Gate Gardens.
1 memorial
Chiswick War Memorial Homes
Homes for disabled servicemen and women, and the families of those killed in conflicts. Founded by Stoll (Formerly the Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation). The first homes were opened in Fulham, followed ...
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RAF Middle East Air Force Command lost in the Suez Canal Zone
Men and women of Middle East Air Force Command who lost their lives in the Suez Canal Zone, 1945 -1956, and especially for those who have no known grave.
1 memorial
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