Ship surgeon. Harwood Island off the coast of the Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, was named after him.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Ship surgeon. Harwood Island off the coast of the Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, was named after him.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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MP and Secretary of State for Transport October 2011 - September 2012.
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