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...
Other Subjects
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson
Born Cheltenham. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Cheltenham honours Wilson with a statue on the Promenade and an exhibition in the town museum.
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
John Murray
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Drake Navigators Guild
The Drake Navigators Guild is the historical research group which has used multi-disciplinary methods to research Francis Drake’s visit to the west coast of North America in 1579 and related mariti...
Robert Thomas
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.