| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Wall |
| Forenames | Richard |
| Epithet | Cook |
| Dates | fl 1800-1845 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| History | Originally from Staffordshire or Hull in Yorkshire |
| Biography | He was the cook in the Antarctic expedition of Sir James Clark Ross on board H.M.S. Erebus in 1839-1843; he stayed on as the cook on H.M.S. Erebus in Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition, which set off in 1845 |
| Source | Erebus by Michael Palin, 2018 |
| Authorised Form of Name | Wall; Richard (fl 1800-1845); Cook |
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