Edward R.G.R. Evans

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Edward R.G.R. Evans


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
October 28, 1881

Died
August 20, 1957

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Admiral Sir Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, KCB, DSO, SGM, LL.D was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer. He was part of two Antartic explorations, the first one being the 1901-1903 the British National Antarctic Expedition - the "Discovery Expedition" as second officer aboard the relief ship, the Morning. A decade later he was captain of the expedition ship Terra Nova and second-in-command on Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910–1913. During this voyage he became seriously ill with scurvy and almost died.

He served in the First World Wars as commander of the destroyer HMS Broke. Together with HMS Swift he engaged and defeated six German destroyers in the battle of Dover Strait, an
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Average rating: 3.72 · 83 ratings · 16 reviews · 30 distinct works
South with Scott

3.87 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1921 — 51 editions
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British Polar Explorers

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The Antarctic Challenged

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1955 — 2 editions
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Man Against the Desolate An...

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1951 — 2 editions
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For the White Cockade

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1931
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The Antarctic Challenged

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South With Scott

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating2 editions
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The Mystery of the Polar Star

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1927
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Happy Adventurer: An Autobi...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions
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Adventurous Life

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1946
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