The death of Petty Officer Evans

ABSTRACT Petty Officer Evans was the first member of Captain Scott's party to die during the return journey from the South Pole in January-March 1912. His death has been ascribed to a combination of scurvy and exhaustion. This paper re-examines the evidence provided by Scott's and Wilson&#...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Falckh, R. C. F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1987
Subjects:
South Pole
Petty
Polar Record
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400007506
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400007506 2024-10-06T13:52:18+00:00 The death of Petty Officer Evans Falckh, R. C. F. 1987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400007506 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400007506 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 23, issue 145, page 397-403 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 1987 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400007506 2024-09-11T04:05:15Z ABSTRACT Petty Officer Evans was the first member of Captain Scott's party to die during the return journey from the South Pole in January-March 1912. His death has been ascribed to a combination of scurvy and exhaustion. This paper re-examines the evidence provided by Scott's and Wilson's diaries, and concludes that the primary cause of his death was anthrax, contracted from contact with the expedition ponies or their equipment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record South pole Cambridge University Press South Pole Petty ENVELOPE(-67.467,-67.467,-67.583,-67.583) Polar Record 23 145 397 403
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