Picture No | 10419226 |
Date | 1913 |
Description | Honouring Antarctic Heroes |
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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.
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Source | Illustration by Samuel Begg on the front cover of The Illustrated London News, 22 February 1913 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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