Other Posthumous Honours
The English rock group Dire Straits pay tribute to the achievements of Sir Francis in their album track entitled Single Handed Sailor, which is track No.8 (of 9) of their 1979 album, Communiqué.
Norfolk Island issued a stamp, in 1981, commemorating the first landing of an aircraft on the Island, Chichester's Gipsy Moth Mme Elijah, at Cascade Bay on 28 March 1931. Another stamp (14 cents) was issued by Norfolk Island at a later date showing Chichester's seaplane.
A memorial plaque to Chichester was unveiled at the family home at 9 St James’s Place, SW1 in September 1993.
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