Cecil Edgar Tilley, 1894-1973

• Published in: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
• Main Authors: Deer, William Alexander, Nockolds, Stephen Robert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1974
• Subjects: Antarctic; Cape Willoughby; Kangaroo Island; The Antarctic; Tilley; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1974.0017; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.1974.0017

Cecil Edgar Tilley was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 14 May 1894, the son of a civil engineer in the South Australian State Service. His family was very musical and Tilley himself as a boy was keenly interested in the piano and was a proficient organ player. He expressed regret in later year...