Show nelsons belsons Nel sons signal man raan it was in the winter of that nelsons belsons Nel sons signalman signal man the man who hoisted the famous england expects etc was discovered by one who had served as surgeon on board the ton nant at trafalgar the signalman signal man john was selling watercress and red henings heril in he had deserted from the navy after the battle and this had bad disqualified him for a pension but representations were made to capt pasco signal lieutenant on the victory at trafalgar who used lis his influence in the old mans behalf capt pasco was at first unsuccessful he was info med by the authorities that there were many more deser deserving ong candidates for greenwich shortly afterward however room was found at greenwich lic hospital spital for old john had he lived in our time ho he probably would have received a princely salary for recreating aci eating the signal nightly at music halls london chronicle |