John Stockham

Military Person

1765 – 1814

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Who was John Stockham?

Captain John Stockham was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, whose career is now obscured to the point that very little of his life is known up until 1805, when he was suddenly and unexpectedly called upon to command the ship of the line HMS Thunderer at the Battle of Trafalgar.

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Born
Jul 24, 1765
Exeter
Nationality
  • England
Died
Feb 6, 1814
Exeter

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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