1825 - 1847
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| First Name |
Charles
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| Middle Name |
Frederick Des
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| Last Name |
Voeux
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| Full Name at Birth |
Charles Frederick Des Voeux
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| Alternative Name |
Charles Des Voeux
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1824
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| Died |
28th May, 1847
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| Build |
Slim
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| Occupation Text |
Naval officer
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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| Claim to Fame |
Irish officer in the British Royal Navy. He served as mate aboard HMS Erebus during the 1845 Franklin Expedition which sought to chart the Canadian Arctic, including the Northwest Passage, and make scientific observations. All personnel of the expedition, including Des Voeux, died in what is now Nunavut, Canada in uncertain circumstances.
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Charles Frederick Des Voeux (c. 1825—after 28 May 1847) was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy. He served as mate aboard HMS Erebus during the 1845 Franklin Expedition which sought to chart the Canadian Arctic, including the Northwest Passage, and make scientific observations. All personnel of the expedition, including Des Voeux, died in what is now Nunavut, Canada in uncertain circumstances. He and Graham Gore signed and deposited the Victory Point Record, one of the only official communications of the expedition yet found.
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