Edgar Evans (1876 - 1912) - a member of Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition that perished after reaching the South Pole.
Vintage photo of Welsh Antarctic explorer Petty Officer Edgar Evans (1876 - 1912) - a member of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition that perished while returning from the South Pole. Evans, noted for his physical strength, accompanied Captain Scott on the Discovery Expedition (also known as the British National Antarctic Expedition) of 1901 - 1904 prior to joining the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910 - 1913. Evans, Scott, Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence "Titus" Oates and Lieutenant Henry Robertson "Birdie" Bowers famously reached the geographic South Pole in January 1912 but found that Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten them there by just over a month. All five men perished on the return journey. Evans is pictured in 1911 at the expedition's winter quarters at Cape Evans, Ross Island. Photo by Herbert George Ponting.
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