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John Hindmarsh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (444 words) |
 | Hindmarsh joined the Royal Navy in 1793, seeing action at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 where he was briefly the only officer on the deck of the HMS Bellerophon where he gave orders which saved the ship from destruction. |
| Hindmarsh was knighted by Queen Victoria on 7 August 1851, attained the rank of rear-admiral in 1856 and retired in 1856 to the seaside town of Hove, England. |
| Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh died in London on 29 July 1860 and is buried in the grounds of St Andrews Church, Hove. |
| Division of Hindmarsh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (240 words) |
| The Division of Hindmarsh is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. |
| The division was created in 1903 and is named for John Hindmarsh, who was Governor of South Australia 1836-38. |
| Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in South Australia |
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