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Henry Wilks

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Henry Wilks

Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

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Henry Wilks

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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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Canterbury Association

Canterbury Association

Formed to establish a colony in what is now the Canterbury region of New Zealand.

Group, Exploring, New Zealand

1 memorial
Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt

Vicar. Born circa 1568. He was chaplain to the Jamestown Settlement.

Person, Exploring, Religion, USA

1 memorial
John Downing

John Downing

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Daniel Arthur

Daniel Arthur

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Captain, Sir John Franklin

Captain, Sir John Franklin

Born Lincolnshire. Royal Navy. Governor of Tasmania 1836-43. where there is also a statue. Left England in 1845 leading an expedition of 2 ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, to voyage the last unnav...

Person, Exploring, Tragedy, Arctic & Antarctic, Australia

3 memorials

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Stephen John Fry

Stephen John Fry

Actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer with professional name Stephen Fry. Born on 24 August 1957, the second of the three children of Alan John Fry (1930-2019) and Marianne Ev...

Person, Cinema, Humour, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio

3 memorials
William Henry Hunt

William Henry Hunt

WC1, Marchmont Street, 41 & 43

These two plaques are next door to each other and were unveiled on the same day. We attended the event, and since this street is becoming...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
White Hart Inn

White Hart Inn

SE1, White Hart Yard

Site of "White Hart Inn", immortalized by Shakespeare in "Henry VI" and Dickens in "Pickwick Papers". Historic Southwark

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Frederick Austin

Frederick Austin

Flight Sergeant Frederick Carleton Austin was born on 22 August 1918 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, the younger child of Captain John Buchanan Austin (1886-1918) and Erminie Idah Buchanan née Calvin (189...

Person, Canada, USA

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Leicester Square

Leicester Square

WC2, Leicester Square

Her Majesty the Queen opened Leicester Square on 4th June 1992. Westminster City Council: Councillor David Weeks - Leader of the Council

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators