Honouring Antarctic Heroes
Officers of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole facing the camera after receiving their medals from the King at Buckingham Palace on July 26th 1913. At the same time, he presented medals to the widows and mothers of the five men who lost their lives on the journey back from the South Pole in March 1912
Picture No
10419226
Media ID
46057682
Size
7100px x 3845px
(2.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Samuel Begg on the front cover of The Illustrated London News, 22 February 1913
Date
1913
