Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and located the South magnetic pole during his voyage of 1907-1909. Died of a heart attach on a voyage to the South Atlantic on his ship Quest moored in South Georgia.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Hay's Wharf - riverside
Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...
Shackleton statue
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...
Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
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Henry the Navigator
Prince. Born in Porto, Portugal. Son of King John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster, John of Gaunt's daughter. His soubriquet is misleading, as he did most of his 'navigating' from dry land ...
1 memorial
William Braine
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John S. Peddie
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Francis Dunn
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John Cowie
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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Thomas James Gobbett
Film director. Brother of David William Gobbett (1884-1973). Thomas James Gobbett was born on 13 February 1882, the eldest of the seven children of David William Gobbert (1855-1929) and Ann Gobbet...
1 memorial
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