Memorial Captain Alexander Hood
This memorial, in the St Leonard Churchyard, commemorates Captain Alexander Hood, commander of the HMS Mars, who gave his life on 2 April 1789 during the capture of the French battleship Hercule.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Michael Day
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