Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Reed
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John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
Other Subjects
Captain Robert Scott
Born Devonport. Royal Navy Antarctic explorer. With four companions, E.A. Wilson, H.R. Bowers, L.E.G. Oates, E. Evans, died returning from the South Pole, having been pipped at the post by Amundsen...
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 ...
Charles Coombs
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Captain John Smith
Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...
Sir Leonard Woolley
Archaeologist. Born at 13 Southwold Road, Hackney. He was one of the first modern archaeologists, who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient l...
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Stratford Depot
A Motive Power Depot (MPD) used for the storage of train engines when not in use.
Bunny Wailer / Bunny Livingston
Singer, songwriter and percussionist. Born as Neville O'Riley Livingston in Jamaica. Also known as Bunny Livingston or Jah B. He and Bob Marley were friends from boyhood, and they, along with Peter...
Mortlake Tapestry Works
Barnes History has a nice hand-drawn map with a pin showing the location of these Tapestry Works, and it gives the history of the site. John Dee (1527 -1608) lived in a house on this site (with a l...
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