![]() ![]() Royal Navy service records usually record all the ships that a man served on, and usually also record all medals awarded. Second-hand copies are available from online booksellers for under £5.00. Pappalardo “Tracing your naval ancestors”, Richmond: Public Record Office, 2003. If you obtain a copy of the following book it will explain how to research your ancestor’s Royal Naval service: B. I am sorry but the Museum does not hold any records that could confirm whether your ancestor was awarded the Polar Medal (as the Arctic Medal was renamed – there is a useful online article here). In June 2003 a commemorative sculpture was unveiled in Cardiff Bay. Scott's links with Cardiff are commemorated by the lighthouse erected in 1915 in Roath Park Lake and the bronze plaque of 1916 on the staircase in City Hall. Evans was the first to die on the return march from the South Pole. He had been to Antarctica with Scott on his Discovery expedition of 1901-4, and was chosen by Scott to be a member of his polar party on the 1910-12 expedition. There was another Evans in the Terra Nova's crew, Petty Officer Edgar Evans from Rhossili, Gower. Arguably, without the influence of Davies, the support of the Western Mail and the Welsh shipowners, Scott's expedition would not have left in time to reach the Pole in 1912. Davies was instrumental not only in rallying business and public support in Wales for Scott's expedition, but in persuading his compatriot, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, to provide a government grant of £20,000. Soon afterwards, Evans learned of Scott's planned expedition and joined him as second-in-command, bringing with him the support of the editor of the Western Mail and the prospect of Welsh sponsorship. Davies was very keen on supporting what he initially saw as a Welsh National Antarctic Expedition - Evans's grandfather was probably from Cardiff - and thought that there would be support for such a project from Cardiff businesses. Evans, who was planning his own Antarctic expedition. In June 1909 William Davies, editor of the Western Mail, met with the young naval officer Lieutenant E.R.G.R. There was so much support in Wales for the expedition that Cardiff was designated the Terra Nova's home port and it was to that she returned at the end of the expedition on 14 June 1913. ![]() They played an important role in fund-raising and raising sponsorship from throughout the south Wales business community and in the provision of dock facilities for the Terra Nova. Locally, the largest individual donors, and two of the expedition's most enthusiastic supporters, were the leading Cardiff shipowners Daniel Radcliffe and. In addition to support in kind, a further £2,500 was raised in Cardiff, more than from any other city. All the cooking utensils were given by the Welsh Tin Plate Company of Llanelli and even Scott's sleeping bag was bought with funds raised by the County School in Cardigan. 300 tons of Crown Patent Fuel, 100 tons of steam coal and 500 gallons of engine and lamp oil were donated by Welsh coal companies. The Terra Nova had arrived in Cardiff five days earlier to finish preparations for the voyage and to take on fuel. On board were Captain Robert Falcon Scott and members of his British Antarctic Expedition, who aimed to be the first to reach the South Pole. If the door is shut, please ring the bell.Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) in about 1905 The SS Terra Nova On 15 June 1910 a large, excited and noisy crowd cheered a heavily laden ship as she left the Roath Basin in Cardiff's docklands. We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Īward-winning Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Īdrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road.
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