Admiral; Sir William Sidney Smith KCB; GCTE
The name William Sidney Smith is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Pere Lachaise (Pt2) cemetery, Paris, Paris, France.
There are 76 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
William Sidney Smith was buried in 1840. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
William Sidney Smith age is given as 76.
William Sidney Smith calculated year of birth is 1764.
William Sidney Smith is listed on the GPR grave numbered 329716.
William Sidney Smith is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
William Sidney Smith has the record number 702725 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 18 August 2013
There is one image available for the monument listing William Sidney Smith (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against William Sidney Smith record:
Napoléon wrote of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith; that man made me miss my destiny. Connected to the Pitt family; Smith was educated at Tonbridge School and joined the Royal Navy in 1777 and fought in the American War of Independence. He distinguished himself at the Battles of Cape Vincent in 1780; of the Cheapsake in 1781; and of the Saintes in 1782. Following peace with France in 1783; he visited France and undertook his first intelligence mission. From 1790-92 he served in the Swedish navy; and then joined the British fleet under Admiral Hood attacking Toulon in 1793. Despite his success at Toulon; he was blamed by Nelson; who grew to be jealous of his continued success over the years; for not destroying more ships at Toulon. He was captured and imprisoned by the French in 1796; but escaped. He then undertook a mission to Turkey (where his brother was ambassador) to stop Napoléon's advance. Elected MP for Rochester in 1802; he was believed to have had an affair with the wife of the Prince Regent; and in 1807 he escorted the Portugese royal family back from exile in Brazil. In 1815 he was in Brussels; and rode out to meet Wellington; who asked him to accept the surrender of Arras and Amiens. He moved to France to escape his debtors; and was also a leading anti-slavery campaigner. His full biography can be found on the following iink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Smith_(Royal_Navy_officer)