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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson
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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...
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William Hedges
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Mary Kingsley
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Charles H. Osmer
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Charles Best
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Christopher Columbus
Explorer. Born in the Republic of Genoa (his birth date is approximate). From 1492 to 1504, he made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the auspices of the monarchs of Spain. These voyages...
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