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 on his ship Quest moored in South Georgia.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Commemorated ati
Hay's Wharf - riverside
Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...
Shackleton statue
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...
Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
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Solomon Tozer
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Charles Best
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John Gregory
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John Weekes
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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Clapham Junction rail disaster
SW18, Spencer Park
The shape of the monument suggests a railway carriage cut in two. 2020:Wikipedia names the sculptor as Richard Healy and we are informed...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Coronation of George VI - fig tree
EC3, St Dunstan's Hill, St Dunstan's in the East Garden
This plaque was planned during turbulent times in the royal-watching community. Here's the time-line: 20 January 1936, George V died and ...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Captain Blaney & colleagues, E7
E7, Romford Road
From Newham Stories (2018: that link not working but Newham Story has the text) we learn that there used to be another plaque commemorati...
War dead, Civilian war dead | WW2
10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Rifleman Charles Werrell Lapworth
Charles Werrell Lapworth was born in 1898 in Paddington, the son of William Thomas Lapworth (1865-1946) and Eliza Charlotte Lapworth née Werrell (1868-1955). His birth was registered in the 2nd qua...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
St Peters Eaton Square - Austin Thompson
SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters
That last phrase "Pray for his soul..." is surely a quotation but we can't source it.
Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated
4 subjects commemorated
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