Edmund Lockyer was born on January 21, 1784 in England. Remembered for his early nineteenth-century expeditions to Western Australia, this English explorer and military man served during the 1850s in the New South Wales Legislative Council.
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About
Remembered for his early nineteenth-century expeditions to Western Australia, this English Explorer and military man served during the 1850s in the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Before Fame
In his early adulthood, he served in both the 19th and 57th regiments of the British military.
Trivia
Lockyer Valley and Lockyer Creek, both in Western Australia, were named in his honor.
Family Life
He left his native England in the 1820s and settled with his wife and ten children in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Associated With
He and Ernest Giles were both British-born explorers of Australia.
