Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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Charles Best
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John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
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Edward Whymper
Mountaineer and wood-engraver. Born at Lambeth Terrace, Kennington Road. He trained as a wood-engraver, producing alpine scenery drawings. He made the first ascent of many peaks in the Mont Blanc M...
1 memorial
Henry Wilks
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
The Sailing of the Mayflower
The ship that carried pilgrims from Britain to the New World. There were 102 passengers on board, who were mainly English, but included some Dutch and a Frenchman. It sailed from Plymouth, England....
4 memorials
Captain John Smith
Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...
2 memorials
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson
One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Born Cheltenham where he is honoured with a statue on the Promenade and an exhibition in the town museum. 1896–8 h...
3 memorials
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