What is recorded here

This grey commemorative plaque records: Captain Samuel Cresswell 1827-1867 Arctic explorer born here Recorded plaque organisation: Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Captain Samuel Cresswell was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, notable for his expeditions to the polar regions in search of the Northwest Passage and the lost Franklin expedition.

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