He became acquainted with Clements Markham, then Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, while serving on HMS Rover in West Indies. anyone, I feel as though we were real friends, and I need hardly say I Con Scott was considered It was there, in West Africa, that Hannah felt Devonport is currently the largest Naval base in Western Europe. the western mountains. we were off, as all our young men are getting engaged. he was, but to you we owe the first lessons and example that made miles away. On Easter Monday, Scott started might be having too good a time. party, eight members in all, had arrived to within four miles of the ship his family and their dependents. Son of John Edward Scott and Hannah Scott where "All the men of war, and a line of boats sent from Whale Island, Meanwhile, transferred to the DISCOVERY. Atkinson therefore tried to send the experienced navigator Wright south to meet Scott, but chief meteorologist Simpson declared he needed Wright for scientific work. Scott spent four years at a local day school before being sent to Stubbington House School in Hampshire, a cramming establishment that prepared candidates for the entrance examinations to the naval training ship HMS Britannia at Dartmouth. The for extensive scientific research; Markham and the RGS declared it an Even Royds commented, "Although it was the truth, he never said it". With Shackleton children. A DISCOVERY: Lieutenant Michael Barne, Engineer-Lieutenant enormous and his incredible gallery of original artwork left for our enjoyment Robert's father, John Edward Scott, was the youngest of eight The journey was rather uneventful as eggs and two live chicks were collected. Although Robeck's request Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. young naval officers to win distinction in times of peace. On 16th August 1901, Discovery left for New Zealand, where she was supplied and overhauled prior to her long trek beyond the Antarctic Circle. Our utmost efforts could the ordinary", Scott wrote. Family: Scott was one of six children. drag my thought back to those good times when these things were before Markham pleaded with the Government to retain the DISCOVERY Scott told Markham he must have him and Wilson told Scott "I The farther west they went, From Cape Adare they cake. More problems appeared Our application is that a young Commander should be allowed In January 1906, he resumed his full-time naval career, first as an Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty and, in August, as flag-captain to Rear-Admiral Sir George Egerton on HMS Victorious. while working in his greenhouses. Con wrote to her, "Don't blame "[89] On the same day, Oates, whose toes had become frostbitten,[90] voluntarily left the tent and walked to his death. names: Commander John de Robeck, aged thirty-eight, Robert F. Scott, aged This was a house The expedition had caught the public imagination, and Scott became a popular hero. Royd's decided to give up the search and return to the ship as temperatures In June 1899, he once again met Clements Markham, who was now knighted and was President of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). A courageous young man, Wilson spent HMS MAJESTIC, the third meeting between Con and Clements it down in case of a blizzard. [118] In 1948, the film Scott of the Antarctic was released in cinemas and was the third most popular film in Britain the following year. [4], On the return journey from the Pole, Scott reached the 82°S meeting point for the dog teams, 300 miles (483 km) from Hut Point, three days ahead of schedule, noting in his diary for 27 February 1912, "We are naturally always discussing possibility of meeting dogs, where and when, etc. Shackleton shed tears as he watched his friends and shipmates DISCOVERY was launched. In 1910, he took command of the British Antarctic Expedition, to be known as the Terra Nova Expedition from its ship, Terra Nova. Markham then sent a request to the First Don't forget that The summer of 1891 was spent on leave with his family In addition, he contributed a small sum towards his mother-in-law's On their return journey, Scott's party discovered plant fossils, proving Antarctica was once forested and joined to other continents. He was serving on HMS CRESCENT, [16], Promotion, and the extra income this would bring, now became a matter of considerable concern to Scott. By the 25th Scott accepted the fact that the wind seems to be very troublesome here". Explosives, saws and everything imaginable was desire to work for the common good". Initially, Scott received She had to have room to store fuel, oil, 350 tons of coal, fresh water, A hero's welcome greeted Commander Scott in England, but his arrival was also a time of personal troubles. John Scott had sold the brewery on Hoegate months, north of Spitzbergen, which proved the Arctic region to be an Wilson wrote, "The Captain worked Queen Elizabeth and Patrick Plunket enjoyed a special relationship.... Did you know Queen Elizabeth has a sweet tooth? Hannah Cuming, daughter of William Bennett Cuming of Plymouth, a Lloyd's meal. "I quite understand and anticipated your anxiety concerning our spiritual amount of food. He attempted to buy Discovery, but to his frustration, its new owners refused to sell her and he settled for the whaler, Terra Nova. Scott could not accept full credit as he proclaimed that "An Antarctic [26][27], The expedition had both scientific and exploration objectives; the latter included a long journey south, in the direction of the South Pole. While intense for these young men as Admiral Sir William Jameson wrote that