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El contramaestre Edgar Evans (1876 - 17 de febrero de 1912) era uno de los compañeros de Robert Falcon Scott en la tristemente finalizada expedición al Polo Sur de 1911-1912. Evans nació en Gales, hijo de un marino.
Petty Officer Edgar Evans (7 March 1876 – 17 February 1912) was a Welsh Royal Navy petty officer and member of the "Polar Party" in Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1911–1912.
Born 1876 in Middleton, near Rhossili on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, one of twelve children and the son of a sailor, Edgar Evans enlisted in the Royal Navy at 13 in 1891 and served on the same ship as Scott in 1899. Evans took part in Scott's Discovery Expedition from 1901-1904, he was involved in many sledging operations and proved himself ...
3 de abr. de 2022 · "Five days after their wedding, Lois accompanied Evans to London, where the crew of Discovery had been invited to an investiture where King Edward VII presented them with the new Polar Medal in...
3 de abr. de 2022 · Edgar Evans was a Petty Officer who joined Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1910. His wife Lois defended his reputation against unfair criticism and blamed him for the failure of the mission.
Date of birth: 1876. Date of death: 1912. Gender: Male. Occupation: explorer. Area of activity: Travel and Exploration. Author: Lyn Owen. Edgar Evans was born on 7 March 1876 at Fernhill Top Cottage, Middleton near Rhossili on Gower, the eldest of four children of Charles Evans, mariner, and his wife Sarah (g. Beynon).
17 de feb. de 2012 · Learn about the life and death of Edgar Evans, the first Welshman to reach the South Pole with Scott's expedition in 1912. Read about his courage, strength and fate in the harsh Antarctic conditions.
