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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Osborn
Forenames	Sherard
Epithet	naval officer
Dates	1822-1875
Gender Identity	Male
History	In 1850 he was appointed to command H.M.S. Pioneer in the Franklin search expedition under Captain H. Austin. He joined Sir Edward Belcher's expedition in 1852 but his ship, Pioneer, was abandoned along with other ships in August 1854. He went on to serve in military campaigns during the Crimean War and the Second Opium War in China.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Osborn; Sherard (1822-1875); naval officer

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