Role on the lost expedition: Captain on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Fitzjames
Commemorated ati
John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
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Robert Hopcroft
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Robinson Crusoe
Titular character in the novel by Daniel Defoe published in 1719. See also Friday.
Captain William Bligh
Naval officer and colonial governor. Born in Plymouth. He served under Captain James Cook and was chosen to command the Bounty on a voyage to Tahiti to collect bread-fruit plants. On the return jo...
Person, Armed Forces, Exploring, Seriously Famous, Australia
Stephen Borough
Explorer and naval administrator.  Born Devon.  Elder brother to William.  Sailed in the same North-East Passage expedition as Willoughby, as captain of the 'Edward Bonaventure', the ship that had ...
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