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John Torrington

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John Torrington

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

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John Torrington

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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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F. R. M. Crozier

F. R. M. Crozier

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
George Williams

George Williams

Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Sir Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Shackleton

Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and located the South magnetic pole during his voyage of 1907-1909. Died of a heart attach on a voyage to the South Atlantic...

Person, Exploring, Arctic & Antarctic, Ireland

3 memorials
James W. Brown

James W. Brown

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Sir Martin Frobisher

Sir Martin Frobisher

Privateer, explorer, and naval commander.  Born Normanton, Yorkshire, birth date approximate.  Aged 15 sent to London to learn a trade at his uncle's, who was a merchant adventurer.  Frobisher expl...

Person, Exploring

1 memorial

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Dr Alphonse Normandy

Dr Alphonse Normandy

WC1, Judd Street, 91

When Normandy lived here the house was numbered 67.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Nancy in Oliver Twist

Nancy in Oliver Twist

Character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Oliver Twist, first published 1838.

Fiction, Fictional

3 memorials