Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Clossan
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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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Edward Maria Wingfield
Colonist. Born in Stonely Priory, near Kimbolton. His second Christian name, derived from the fact that his father was a godson of Henry VII's daughter Mary, and it survived in the family for sever...
1 memorial
John Ratcliffe
Mariner and colonist. His family name appears to have originally been Sicklemore, and why he chose to call himself Ratcliffe remains a riddle. He was captain of the 'Discovery', one of three ships ...
1 memorial
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson
Born Cheltenham. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Cheltenham honours Wilson with a statue on the Promenade and an exhibition in the town museum.
2 memorials
Richard Aylmore
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Henry F. Collins
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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2 memorials
Frankenstein
Character created by Mary Shelley in her eponymous book. The Somers Town Mural supposedly shows "Head of Frankenstein". We can't see it in the mural but suspect that the head of Frankenstein's mon...
3 memorials
James Braidwood
Firefighter. Born Edinburgh where he formed the world's first municipal fire brigade. In 1832 he became the first Superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment, the precursor to the London...
2 memorials
1 memorial
First traffic lights in world
Less than a month after the lights were installed the lamp blew up, seriously injuring the policeman who was operating it. See the IET and the Victorianist for two different takes on the story. 20...
1 memorial
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