Lost on the Franklin Expedition to find the North West Passage. See Franklin's page for more details.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
SS Erebus & SS Terror
Commemorated ati
John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
Other Subjects
Captain Matthew Flinders
Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshire. Invented the Flinders Bar, a device for counteracting the vertical component of a ship's magnetic field, and gave Aus...
Thomas McConvey
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Edgar Evans
Born Wales. Met Scott when both were serving in the Royal Navy. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Injured on the way to the pole he was the first to ...
John Wilson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Admiral Arthur Phillip
Founder and first governor of Australia. Born in the ward of Bread Street. Entered the Royal Navy 1753. In 1787 he led a fleet of 11 ships, with a complement of four companies of marines as well a...
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