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  • Samuel Gurney Cresswell
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  • Captain Samuel Gurney Cresswell (25 September 1827 – 14 August 1867), was a Royal Navy officer. He was technically the first naval officer to cross the entire Northwest Passage. Robert McClure was in charge of the expedition but Cresswell reached England first.
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serviceyears
  • 1842
Birth Date
  • 1827-09-25
Branch
death place
  • King's Lynn, England
Name
  • Samuel Gurney Cresswell
Birth Place
  • King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Awards
death date
  • 1867-08-14
Rank
Allegiance
  • England
Battles
abstract
  • Captain Samuel Gurney Cresswell (25 September 1827 – 14 August 1867), was a Royal Navy officer. He was technically the first naval officer to cross the entire Northwest Passage. Robert McClure was in charge of the expedition but Cresswell reached England first.