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:
Francis Pocock
Commemorated ati
John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
Other Subjects
Samuel Crispe
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Robinson Crusoe
Titular character in the novel by Daniel Defoe published in 1719. See also Friday.
Thomas Jopson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Henry Wilson (Capt)
Sea captain. He was commander of the packet ship The Antelope, which was part of the fleet of the East India Company. In 1783 he was shipwrecked off the island of Ulong. After some initial animosit...
Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS
Naval officer and arctic explorer. Born Bath. The Canadian Encyclopedia says "He contributed much to the eventual discovery of the Northwest Passage and the North Pole." Lieut-Governor of Greenw...
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