Person    | Male  Born 19/12/1790  Died 8/7/1855

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 Greenwich Hospital.  Died at Ems, Germany, where he had gone for medical treatment.

 

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Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, DCL, FRS

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

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Frederick Walter Moore

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