ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR BY ROBERT SANDS, BOY 3RD CLASS

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c.1805 x c.1850

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Robert Sands was born in St. Margaret's parish, Rochester, in c.1787/1788, probably in what is now St. Margaret's Street, Rochester, or Borstal. He was one of at least 99 men from the Medway Towns and surrounding villages who served at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, serving on HMS 'Temeraire'.