LAST - of the Officers who had fought in the Victory at Trafalgar - Halifax, Nova Scotia
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N 44° 39.562 W 063° 35.551
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Sir George Augustus Westphal, 1785-1875, served with conspicuous gallantry throughout the Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of commander by 1813. He died at Brighton, the last of the officers who had fought in the VICTORY at Trafalgar.
Waymark Code: WM12G8T
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/22/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member kJfishman
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George Westphal was born near Halifax and entered the Royal Navy in 1798. As a midshipman in HMS VICTORY he was seriously wounded at Trafalgar, but survived to serve with conspicuous gallantry throughout the Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of commander by 1813. Promoted to flag-captain on the North-American station in 1832, he was invalidated home in 1834. For the remaining forty years of his life he saw no further service afloat, but advanced, by regular gradation, to the rank of admiral. He died at Brighton, the last of the officers who had fought in the VICTORY at Trafalgar.
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