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This Franklin Expedition Officer Died in the Arctic in a Uniform That Didn't Belong to Him. Now, DNA Has Revealed His Identity
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This Franklin Expedition Officer Died in the Arctic in a Uniform That Didn't Belong to Him. Now, DNA Has Revealed His Identity

Smithsonian · May 8, 2026, 4:07 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

New research has identified four members of the doomed 1845 search for the Northwest Passage, including the owner of a paper-stuffed wallet that has long mystified historians

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