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Robert Forde

Moviddy, Cork, 1875 - Cobh 1959
Antarctic explorer and member of the Terra Nova Expedition under Captain Robert Falcon Scott from 1910-1912
(Wikipedia)

Michael Donovan
2008

Description

Stele with a bronze relief showing Robert Forde on the Antarctic and a text plaque.

Inscription(s)

In memory of Robert Forde R.N. 1875-1959
Who served on Terra Nova with Captain Scott and took part in
the 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition.
Interred in the Old Church Cemetery Cobh.
Erected by the Robert Forde Memorial Committee 2008

Signature

michael o donovan 08

Sculptor

Michael Donovan, sculptor from Cobh.

Locatie (N 51°50'58" - W 8°17'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie134; Photograph: 15 June 2014
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