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Greatheed William James Percy Beresford (w3200)

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  • Description: William James Percy Beresford Greatheed, also known as Greathead, was among the first to walk across Canada from coast to coast. He left Vancouver on March 2, 1895, and reached Halifax about twelve months later. This trek was intended as the opening stage of a proposed round-the-world walk, based on a wager among Vancouver clubs offering $50,000 to complete five years of travel without money or luggage, relying solely on personal effort
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Greathead
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Canada
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