Sir Thomas Thompson, 1st Baronet - Greenwich, UK - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Text of gravestone:

In Memory Of
Thomas Boulden Thompson, Bart
Knight Grand Cross
Of The Most Honourable Order Of The Bath
Who Obtained The Distinguished Favour
Of His Most Gracious Sovereign
While Serving Under The Flag Of
The Illustrious Nelson
By His Gallant Conduct In Command Of
His Majesty's Ship Leander
At the Battle Of The Nile 1st August 1798
And Again In H.M. Ship Bellona
Off Copenhagen 2nd April 1801,
When He Lost His Leg By A Cannon Shot
He Subsequently Filled The Station Of
Comptroller Of The Navy
And Represented The City Of Rochester
In Parliament From 1806 To 1816,
When He Was Appointed
Treasurer Of Greenwich Hospital
And Held That Office Till His Decease
On The 3rd March 1828, Aged 62.

Reader
While You Admire And Perhaps Covet
These Patriot Honours
Which Excited No Vain Glory
In The Bosom Of This Brave Officer
Remember The Far Nobler Reward
Of Every Faithful Soldier Of Christ,
Fight The Good Fight Of Faith
And Lay Hold On Eternal Life.

Description: "Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet GCB (28 February 1766 – 3 March 1828) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral. He was one of Horatio Nelson's Band of Brothers at the Battle of the Nile in 1798... Thompson was appointed Comptroller of the Navy in November 1806, an office he held until November 1816. He was created a baronet on 11 December 1806. On relinquishing the post of Comptroller he became Treasurer of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, succeeding the late Sir John Colpoys, and also became Director of the Chest. He became Member of Parliament for Rochester in 1807, relinquishing the position in June 1818. He became a Rear-Admiral on 25 October 1809 and a Vice-Admiral on 4 June 1814. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the reorganisation of that order on 2 January 1815,[5] and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 14 September 1822, and was formally invested on 21 April 1823." - Wikipedia Date of birth: 02/28/1766 Date of death: 03/03/1828 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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