Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Graham Gore
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John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
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John Wilson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Henry Lloyd
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Magnus Manson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. 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.
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.
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