Samuel Gurney Cresswell Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 25, 1827
Birth place
Norfolk , King's Lynn
Date of deathAugust 14, 1867
Place of death
King's Lynn

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allegianceEngland
award
Mentioned in dispatches
military operations
Crimean War
Taku Forts
military branch
Royal Navy
service start1842
service end1867

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