Edmund James Banfield
Liverpool-born journalist, author and naturalist Edmund James Banfield (1852 – 1923) is best known for his book Confessions of a Beachcomber. His grave on Dunk Island is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register as the Banfield Memorial Reserve and Grave.
Sources:
- Margriet R. Bonnin, Edmund James Banfield (1852–1923), Australian Dictionary of Biography
- James Cook University Collections: Edmund Banfield | Objects of Possession
- Queensland State Archives: Stories from the Archives: Island Escape: Dunk Island
- Wikipedia: Edmund James Banfield
