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 die.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Edgar Evans
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Captain Scott statue
Sculpted by Kathleen Scott, his widow. There is a replica, in Christchurch, N...
Henry Robertson Bowers - SW16
{Beneath a photograph of Bowers:} Henry Robertson "Birdie" Bowers, 1883 - 191...
Other Subjects
Edward Maria Wingfield
Colonist. Born in Stonely Priory, near Kimbolton. His second Christian name, derived from the fact that his father was a godson of Henry VII's daughter Mary, and it survived in the family for sever...
1 memorial
John S. Peddie
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. Written by the 'Separatists' who were passengers on the Mayflower. It was signed by forty-one members while the ship was anchored in what is now Pro...
1 memorial
Henry Wilson (Capt)
Sea captain. He was commander of the packet ship The Antelope, which was part of the fleet of the East India Company. In 1783 he was shipwrecked off the island of Ulong. After some initial animosit...
1 memorial
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