William Braine
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Oakhill |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 3,1846 |
| Died | Beechey Island |
| Canada | |
| Body discovered | 1984 |
| Buried | Beechey Island, Canada |
| Job | Sailor |
| Explorer | |
| Place of burial | Beechey Island, Canada |
| Bodi discov | 1984-03-07 11:47:52 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 626246 |
William Braine Life story
William Braine was a British explorer. He served as a marine in the Royal Marines. From 1845 he was part of an expedition to find the Northwest Passage, but he died early in the trip and was buried on Beechey Island. His preserved body was exhumed in 1984, to try to determine the cause of death.
