Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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Thomas McConvey
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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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Sir Joseph Hooker
Botanist and explorer. Born Joseph Dalton Hooker, son of Sir William, at Halesworth, Suffolk. He travelled widely around the world, bringing back many species of plants to Britain. Became director ...
The Sailing of the Mayflower
The ship that carried pilgrims from Britain to the New World. There were 102 passengers on board, who were mainly English, but included some Dutch and a Frenchman. It sailed from Plymouth, England....
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 Greenw...
Joseph Andrews
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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John Le Mesurier
Actor. Born John Elton Halliley in Bedford. Adopting his mother's surname, he was a supporting actor in many films of the 1950s and 1960s, but was projected to national fame as Sergeant Wilson in t...
Mychael Barratt
Painter and printmaker. Born Canada c.1960. Based in London since 1984. Personal website.
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