H.W. Stallworthy (1895-1976)

Sergeant-Major Henry Webb Stallworthy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police came to prominence following an arduous 1400-mile (2250-km) dogsled journey in search of the German explorer Dr. H.K.E. Krueger in 1932, during which he circumnavigated Axel Heiberg Island. Much of Stallworthy's 31 years...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Harington, C.R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
Subjects:
Biographies
DEW Line
Expeditions
Explorers
History
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sleds
Stallworthy
Henry Webb
1895-1976
Amund Ringnes Island
Nunavut
Axel Heiberg Island
Chesterfield Inlet region
Dawson region
Yukon
Ellesmere Island
Fort McPherson
N.W.T
Meighen Island
Arctic
Canada
Chesterfield Inlet
Heiberg
Webb
Dawson
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65335
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Summary:Sergeant-Major Henry Webb Stallworthy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police came to prominence following an arduous 1400-mile (2250-km) dogsled journey in search of the German explorer Dr. H.K.E. Krueger in 1932, during which he circumnavigated Axel Heiberg Island. Much of Stallworthy's 31 years with the R.C.M.P. was spent in isolated parts of northern Canada. He was tough, energetic, unassuming, devoted to duty, and expert at arctic travelling - qualities that led to his secondment to the 1934-35 Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition. .

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