Memorial: M2388

Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite
Artists: Burke

People

Gordon, James Alexander
Age: 86
Date of Death: 8/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet. Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

JSON

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