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John Weekes

Categories: Exploring, Tragedy

John Weekes

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

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John Weekes

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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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Robert Hopcroft

Robert Hopcroft

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Bartholomew Gosnold

Bartholomew Gosnold

Explorer. Born in Grundisburgh, Suffolk. He led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod, and is considered to be the prime mover in the colonisation of Virginia. He captained the 'Godspe...

Person, Exploring, USA

1 memorial
Henry Lloyd

Henry Lloyd

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Celia Fiennes

Celia Fiennes

Traveller and diarist.  Born near Salisbury.  Moved to join a sister's family in London in 1691.  She explored England on horse-back at a time when travel was difficult and particularly so for a wo...

Person, Exploring

1 memorial

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Amy Garvey

Amy Garvey

Campaigner for gender and social justice. Born in Jamaica.  1914 met Garvey, joined the Universal Negro Improvement Association and became a Pan-Africanist campaigner.  Moved to the US in 1918 wher...

Person, Gender Issues, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Jamaica, USA

1 memorial