George Francis Lyon
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George Francis Lyon was an English naval officer and explorer of Africa and the Arctic. While not having a particularly distinguished career, he is remembered for the entertaining journals he kept and
Portrait by John Jackson
Tuareg people, by Lyon
An Inuit igloo village, by Lyon
Francis Crozier
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Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier was an Irish officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who participated in six expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. In 1843, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society
George Francis Lyon
…William Edward Parry on his second attempt at the Northwest Passage. Among Lyon's lieutenants was Henry Parkyns Hoppner. The expedition also included Francis Crozier and James Clark Ross. Lyon received his promotion to captain on his return. In 1824, he was given command of HMS Griper, a ship that had proved itself…
Crozier in 1845
Erebus and Terror in the Antarctic, by James Wilson Carmichael. National Maritime Museum, London.
Francis Crozier monument in Banbridge, County Down, with polar bear supporters.
Francis Crozier memorial inside Seapatrick Church, Banbridge