FREDERICK BEDWELL

Lieutenant Commander 'Frederick Bedwell' (1796–1853) was a sailor in the Royal Navy. He participated in the Peninsular War, the American War of 1812, and was a member of the guard that took Napoleon I of France to banishment on Saint Helena. He was a Master's mate on the ''HMS Mermaid'' under Philip Parker King during King's explorations of Australia from 1818 to 1822.