Peter Scott
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Sir Peter Markham Scott, was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, he took an interest in observing and shooting wildfowl at a young age and later took to their breeding.
The East Lighthouse beside the Nene Outfall at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, has a blue plaque recording that Scott lived there, 1933–1939
Steam Gun Boat, SGB S309, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Peter Scott
At a light coastal forces base, HMS Vernon, Operational Officer Lieutenant Commander Scott, briefs motor torpedo boat officers before they set off on anti-E-Boat patrols, June 1944
Clements Markham
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Sir Clements Robert Markham was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott.
Collingwood, Markham's first ship
Markham as a naval cadet in 1844, aged 14
A modern photograph of the graves discovered at Beechey Island in 1850