Major D.E.L. ‘Roy’ Homard

Major D.E.L. ‘Roy’ Homard , (Fig. 1) who died aged 94 on 20 May 2015, was an army engineer who played a critical role in two of the most significant British polar expeditions of the post-war era. He was also one of just 45 individuals to be awarded the Polar Medal with both Arctic and Antarctic clas...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Haddelsey, Stephen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Antarctic
Homard
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247415000522
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247415000522
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Summary:Major D.E.L. ‘Roy’ Homard , (Fig. 1) who died aged 94 on 20 May 2015, was an army engineer who played a critical role in two of the most significant British polar expeditions of the post-war era. He was also one of just 45 individuals to be awarded the Polar Medal with both Arctic and Antarctic clasps. (Awards of the Polar Medal include combined clasps. Data supplied by Glenn M. Stein FRGS).

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