William Braine

(1814-1846)

English explorer

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William Braine (1814 – 3 April 1846) 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.

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Born	William Braine 1814 Oakhill, Somerset
Died	3 April 1846 (aged 31) Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada
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