
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Here reputedly lived Admiral Sir T. M. Hardy Bart. GCB born 1769 Captain of the Fleet at Trafalgar 1805 and witness to Nelson's immortal dying words aboard H.M.S. Victory 'Kiss Me Hardy' First Sea Lord 1830-1834 Governor Greenwich Hospital 1834 Died 1839
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy GCB, 1st Baronet, served as the Captain of the Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was a close companion to Admiral Nelson, famously being the recipient of Nelson's dying words. He later held significant naval positions including First Sea Lord from 1830-1834.
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