Edgar Evans

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Edgar Evans was a Welsh seaman and polar explorer best known as a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.

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instanceOf human
polar explorer
seaman
ageAtDeath 35
associatedWith Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED
burialPlace Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath injuries and exposure during Antarctic expedition
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfDeath Antarctica NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1876-03-07
dateOfDeath 1912-02-17
deathManner death during polar expedition
employer Royal Navy NERFINISHED
era Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Welsh
expeditionRole petty officer and sledging expert on Terra Nova Expedition
familyName Evans NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork naval service
polar exploration
givenName Edgar NERFINISHED
hasNationality Welsh
hasNotableEvent died on the return journey from the South Pole in 1912
reached the vicinity of the South Pole in January 1912 with Scott’s party
knownFor being a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s final South Pole party
contributing to sledging and hauling operations in Antarctica
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Navy NERFINISHED
Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Petty officer
name Edgar Evans NERFINISHED
notableWork Participation in the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole
occupation Royal Navy petty officer NERFINISHED
explorer
sailor
participantIn British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913 NERFINISHED
Scott’s South Pole party NERFINISHED
Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED
partOf Scott’s polar party of five men
placeOfBirth Middleton, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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