The Octavius Popebury Memorial Expedition of 1886
The Octavius Popebury Memorial Expedition of 1886 was one of the last great acts of the Age of Exploration and inspired over thirty moving pictures and several hundred monographs. Every gentleman involved was inducted into the Order of Jolly Good Eggs for their work on behalf of King, class and country.
Background
Octavius Popebury, an Irish peer, was the founding member of the League of Respectable Gentlemen. A noted explorer, his discoveries included the islands of Old New Brunswick and Terra Muerte. He has been credited with the discovery of the source of the Rotte and Xinhyei rivers. When rumours of a place known as Shartak reached the League, he began to organise an expedition. Tragically, he was beaten by urchins and died a week before departure. The League pledged to continue his work as a way of showing respect to the man they knew affectionately as Sir Octavius Popebury, Esq.
The Journey
The Octavius Popebury Memorial Expedition departed the port of Sife-on-Thee in March 1884. They landed several miles down the coast in August 1885 where they claimed the village of Faffesbury in the name of the King. After brisk skirmishing with the natives, they pacified the region and established a trading post. The King commended their vigour but recalled the expedition. A second ship departed Sife-on-Sea in September 1885, which arrived in Shartak in May 1886. Having made landfall in Derby, they began their exploration.
The Members
Lord Twerpington
Lord Quentin Twerpington, 11th Earl of Stonyford, married with seven children, £13,000 a year, served in the 2nd Krimean War with the 1st Stonyford Rifles, present at the battle of Heifer's Pass, lost his watch during the attack on the Palace of the Veiled Sultan, credited with the discovery of Denmark.
