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Amelia Edwards

Amelia Edwards

Egyptologist, novelist, journalist, traveller. Born Colebrook Row, Islington. A successful novelist, her first visit to Egypt in 1873 caused her to change the course of her life. The destruction of...

Person, Exploring, History, Egypt

1 memorial
SS Erebus & SS Terror

SS Erebus & SS Terror

Lost on the Franklin Expedition to find the North West Passage. See Franklin's page for more details.

Vehicle, Exploring

1 memorial
Edgar Evans

Edgar Evans

Born Wales. Met Scott when both were serving in the Royal Navy. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Injured on the way to the pole he was the first to ...

Person, Exploring, Arctic & Antarctic, Wales

2 memorials
Thomas Evans

Thomas Evans

Role on the lost expedition: Boy on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
J. W. Fairholme

J. W. Fairholme

Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Thomas R. Farr

Thomas R. Farr

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Robert Ferrier

Robert Ferrier

Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Celia Fiennes

Celia Fiennes

Traveller and diarist.  Born near Salisbury.  Moved to join a sister's family in London in 1691.  She explored England on horse-back at a time when travel was difficult and particularly so for a wo...

Person, Exploring

1 memorial
James Fitzjames

James Fitzjames

Role on the lost expedition: Captain on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Captain Matthew Flinders

Captain Matthew Flinders

Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshire. Invented the Flinders Bar, a device for counteracting the vertical component of a ship's magnetic field, and gave Aus...

Person, Exploring, Australia

2 memorials
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