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Terra Nova Expedition Appointment

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

11Records
1910Date range
10Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1910

Edward Leicester Atkinson1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins Terra Nova as surgeon and parasitologist.

Henry Bowers1910

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Accompanies Captain Scott on the "Terra Nova" expedition to the South Pole, 1910-12.

Victor Lindsey Campbell1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins Terra Nova as leader of the eastern exploration party.

Alfred Cheetham1910

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Alfred Cheetham joins Scott's Terra Nova expedition as an experienced Antarctic seaman.

Apsley Cherry-Garrard1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins Scott's expedition as an assistant zoologist.

Bernard Day1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins the expedition as a motor mechanic.

Edgar Evans1910

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Accompanies Scott on the ill fated "Terra Nova" expedition to the South Pole, 1910-12.

Cecil Henry Meares1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins Scott's expedition as an animal transport specialist.

Lawrence Edward Grace Oates1910

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Lawrence Oates accompanies Scott's Terra Nova expedition and takes responsibility for the ponies used during the planned southern journey.

Lawrence Edward Grace Oates1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins Scott's expedition with responsibility for ponies.

Thomas Griffith Taylor1910

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins the expedition to lead geological fieldwork.

Names involved

Alfred CheethamApsley Cherry-GarrardBernard DayCecil Henry MearesEdgar EvansEdward Leicester AtkinsonHenry BowersLawrence Edward Grace OatesThomas Griffith TaylorVictor Lindsey Campbell

Provenance

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