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Sunday, October 11, 2020

Scott of the Antarctic, Oates and Amundsen - see statues and memorials and quotations

 

SCOTT of the Antarctic film poster

Robert Falcon Scott
Statue in New Zealand
Plaque under statue
Scott plaque, Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by DR G WILD in Wikipedia.

The plaque reads:
ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY
WHO DIED RETURNING FROM THE SOUTH POLE 1912
WITH A E WILSON  H R BOWERS L E COATES E EVANS
I DO NOT REGRET THIS JOURNEY WHICH SHOWS 
THAT ENGLISHMEN CAN ENDURE HARDSHIPS 
HELP ONE ANOTHER AND MEET DEATH WITH
AS GREAT FORITUDE AS EVER IN THE PAST
SCOTT'S DIARY

Oates
Plaque in London, England
Plaque in Leeds, England



The plaque reads:
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES
OF MEANWOODSIDE IN THIS PARISH

Amundesen
A succinct account of his life is in Find A Grave.
 A monument to Amundsen is at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway.

Useful Websites 
Shackleton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton

Amundsen
Raold Amundsen at Find A Grave

Scott

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