Explorer. Born Devon. He and his wife Isabel, have a very unusual tomb at St Mary Magdalen, Worple Road, Mortlake.
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Edwd. Genge
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Frederick Catherwood
Artist, architect and explorer. Born at 21 Charles Square. Topographical artist. He visited many Mediterranean countries drawing their monuments and ruins. In 1839-40 Catherwood and John Lloyd ...
John McDouall Stuart
Australian explorer. Born Scotland. Trained as a civil engineer and aged 23 emigrated to Australia where 1858 - 62 he made 6 expeditions into the interior searching out new pastures and surveying ...
William Hedges
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Lawrence E. G. Oates
Born Putney. Captain in the Dragoons. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Frost-bitten and weak he saw that he was slowing down the whole team and so, o...
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Olaudah Equiano burial
W1, Tottenham Court Road, American International Church
The wall on which the plaque is mounted marks the boundary of the old graveyard.
Pulford Street Site Committee
The Pulford Street Site Fund was responsible for raising the resources necessary, mainly from Westminster residents, with grants from the Ministry of Health and Westminster Council, to build the Ta...
Geoffrey Finsberg
Conservative politician. Born London. Died Stockholm, there making a speech.
Charles William Tagg
Camberwell Town Clerk in 1901. We found our man at Ratcliffe History: "Charles William TAGG. He was born 1860 in Camberwell, Surrey, England[2, 2]. He married Emily Isabel COOKE. They were married ...
Bramwell Booth
Son of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. First Chief of Staff, 1881–1912, and succeeded his father as General of the SA. Married Florence.
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