Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Diggle
Commemorated ati
John Franklin statue
{On the front of the plinth:} To the great arctic navigator and his brave co...
Other Subjects
Charles F. des Voeux
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Sir Francis Galton
Biostatistician, human geneticist and eugenicist. Born at The Larches, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, a half-cousin of Charles Darwin. An enthusiastic traveller, particularly in Africa. Darwin's publicati...
Robert Ferrier
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Admiral George Anson
Admiral. Born Staffordshire. 1740-4 circumnavigated the globe. Captured a Spanish galleon loaded with gold and silver (aren't they all?) and returned home a wealthy man. Died at home, Moor Par...
Sir Martin Frobisher
Privateer, explorer, and naval commander. Born Normanton, Yorkshire, birth date approximate. Aged 15 sent to London to learn a trade at his uncle's, who was a merchant adventurer. Frobisher expl...
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