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Edward Little | |
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| Born | 14 December 1812 London, England |
| Died | c. 1848 |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commander (Royal Navy) |
| Known for | Franklin's lost expedition |
Edward Little (14 December 1812–c. 1848) was a British Royal Navy officer. He first served as a Lieutenant aboard the HMS Donegal. During his career he also served aboard HMS Vindictive where he first met Sir John Franklin. He vollunteered to serve on the Franklin Expedition where he served under Capatin Francis Crozier. The expeditions mission was to find the Northwest Passage which could make for a new sea route to China.
Early life
[edit]Edward Little was born 14 December 1812 in London, England. He was baptized on 12 January 1812 at the St. Mary's Church in the parish of Hornsey.[1]
Naval service
[edit]Little passed his naval examination in 1832.[2] He was promoted to the position of Lieutenant on the 30 December 1837 and the same day he started his service aboard the HMS Donegal. He served on it for three years before he left. Then he spent one year aboard HMS Britannia.[3]
After this appointment he started his service aboard HMS Vindictive on 6 May 1842. During his time aboard HMS Vindictive, Little met Sir John Franklin and his wife when they visited the ship. A party was hosted by the crew during which Little and Lieutenant Stewart were explaining the different objects of the party.[4] When the French captured Tahiti HMS Vindictive was sent there for diplomatic reasons. Captain Toup Nicolas sent Little and Lieutenant Hill on a small schooner to the West Indies because the situation om Tahiti became more complicated. The route meant that they had to walk overland at Panama.[5] His service aboard HMS Vindictive officialy ended when he arrived back to England. After a short discharge he served aboard HMS Victory and HMS Albion [3]
Franklin Expedtion
[edit]Little signed up for HMS Terror on 4 March 1845, just a few weeks before the expedition set sail. In one of his letters Crozier described Little as "really a very superior fellow." During this time he was promoted to the rank of Commander by the Admiralty on 9 November 1846.[3]
All of the crew members were officialy declared dead in the March of 1854. No personal belongings have been found nor any remains have been identified as Little's.
References
[edit]- ^ "Edward Little in the London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812". Ancestry. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Little, Edward". Wikisource. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Name Little, Edward Rank: Commander Date of Appointment: 30 December 1837". The National Archive. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNER'S VISIT ON BOARD H.M.S. VINDICTIVE". Trove. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "West Kent Guardian - Saturday 19 August 1843". The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
Category:Franklin's Lost expedition
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