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Plymouth, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Frank Bickerton

 
 
Frank Bickerton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018
1. Frank Bickerton Marker
Inscription.
City of Plymouth
Wing Commander
Frank Bickerton
1889 – 1954
Mechanical Engineer on Mawson’s
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(1911 – 14)
Brought up at 9 Osborne Place
– a house on this site.
Erected by His Friends

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration.
 
Location. 50° 21.989′ N, 4° 8.625′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, England. It is at the intersection of Osborne Place and Citadel Road, on the right when traveling south on Osborne Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9-10 Osborne Place, Plymouth, England PL1 2PU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Invicta Hotel (a few steps from this marker);
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Tribute of Plymouth (within shouting distance of this marker); The British Slave Ship Brookes (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Plymouth Naval Memorial (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named The Plymouth Naval Memorial (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Plymouth Naval Memorial (about 150 meters away); Drake Memorial (about 150 meters away); Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.
 
Also see . . .  Australasian Antarctic Expedition on Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Frank Bickerton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018
2. Frank Bickerton Marker
Frank Bickerton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018
3. Frank Bickerton Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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