Keeping it in the family: Relationships between Polar medallists
Abstract During the 19th century, members of British Arctic expeditions received one of two silver Arctic medals. In 1904, the British Polar Medal was established in both silver and bronze to returning members of the British National Antarctic Expedition. Subsequently awarded to members of both Arct...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247422000250 2024-03-03T08:37:51+00:00 Keeping it in the family: Relationships between Polar medallists Dartnall, Herbert J. G. 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000250 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247422000250 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 58 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2022 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000250 2024-02-08T08:26:56Z Abstract During the 19th century, members of British Arctic expeditions received one of two silver Arctic medals. In 1904, the British Polar Medal was established in both silver and bronze to returning members of the British National Antarctic Expedition. Subsequently awarded to members of both Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the medal in silver is still awarded today. This paper explores the family links of the recipients from 1904 to the present. Polar medallists related by blood comprise five pairs of brothers, five father-and-son pairs, one grandfather-and-grandson pair, one uncle-and-nephew pair and six pairs of cousins including one male-to-female pair. A female-to-female link has yet to be recorded. Family links resulting from marriage include six husband-and-wife pairs and four pairs of brothers-in-law. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Arctic Polar Record 58 |
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Abstract During the 19th century, members of British Arctic expeditions received one of two silver Arctic medals. In 1904, the British Polar Medal was established in both silver and bronze to returning members of the British National Antarctic Expedition. Subsequently awarded to members of both Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, the medal in silver is still awarded today. This paper explores the family links of the recipients from 1904 to the present. Polar medallists related by blood comprise five pairs of brothers, five father-and-son pairs, one grandfather-and-grandson pair, one uncle-and-nephew pair and six pairs of cousins including one male-to-female pair. A female-to-female link has yet to be recorded. Family links resulting from marriage include six husband-and-wife pairs and four pairs of brothers-in-law. |
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Keeping it in the family: Relationships between Polar medallists |
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Keeping it in the family: Relationships between Polar medallists |
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Keeping it in the family: Relationships between Polar medallists |
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