Francis Chichester
Sailor, Chivalric Order Member
1901 – 1972
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Who was Francis Chichester?
Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE, aviator and sailor, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route, and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1901
Barnstaple - Also known as
- Sir Francis Chichester
- Francis Charles Chichester
- Parents
- Children
- Profession
- Education
- Marlborough College
- Lived in
- New Zealand
(1919 - 1929)
- New Zealand
- Died
- Aug 26, 1972
Plymouth
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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