Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Thomas Tadman
Commemorated ati
John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
Other Subjects
Thomas Plater
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Henry Robertson Bowers
One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Lieutenant in the Navy. Nicknamed Birdie due to his beak-like nose.
New Zealand Company
Formed to establish British settlements in New Zealand. 5 May 1839 despatched the survey ship Tory to begin the colonisation of New Zealand on the Wakefield Plan.
Sir Hugh Willoughby
Sea captain. Â Looking for a trade route, the North-East Passage, a 3 ship expedition set sail, from Harwich, with Willoughby in charge and captain of the 'Bona Esperanza'. The Esperanza and the 'Bo...
E. J. H. Helpman
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.