Why didn't they ask Evans?

Turney, CSM

Why didn't they ask Evans?

Turney, CSM

Permalink

Publisher:: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Polar Record, 2017, 53, (5), pp. 498-511
Issue Date:: 2017-09-01

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	div-class-title-why-didn-t-they-ask-evans-div.pdf		455.47 kB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Turney, CSM
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-19T04:37:57Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-19T04:37:57Z
dc.date.issued	2017-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Polar Record, 2017, 53, (5), pp. 498-511
dc.identifier.issn	0032-2474
dc.identifier.issn	1475-3057
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161888
dc.description.abstract	Arguably the best known scientific Antarctic venture was the British Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1913 led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Whilst the so-called race to the geographic South Pole with Roald Amundsen's Norwegian Antarctic expedition excited international interest, the tragic death of Scott and his returning Polar Party was a striking reminder of the hazards of operating in the south. Recent work has highlighted the possible role expedition second-in-command Lieutenant Edward 'Teddy' Evans played in the deaths of Scott and his men. Here I report newly discovered documents which, when placed in a wider context, raise significant questions over Evans' behaviour during the expedition. The evidence focuses on the shortage of food at key depots, the apparently deliberate obfuscation of when Evans fell down with scurvy and the failure to pass on orders given by Scott. It is concluded that Evans actions on and off the ice can at best be described as ineffectual, at worst deliberate sabotage. Why Evans was not questioned more about these events on his return to England remains unknown.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
dc.relation.ispartof	Polar Record
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/S0032247417000468
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Geography
dc.title	Why didn't they ask Evans?
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	53
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-09-19T04:37:56Z
pubs.issue	5
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	53
utslib.citation.issue	5

Abstract:

Arguably the best known scientific Antarctic venture was the British Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1913 led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Whilst the so-called race to the geographic South Pole with Roald Amundsen's Norwegian Antarctic expedition excited international interest, the tragic death of Scott and his returning Polar Party was a striking reminder of the hazards of operating in the south. Recent work has highlighted the possible role expedition second-in-command Lieutenant Edward 'Teddy' Evans played in the deaths of Scott and his men. Here I report newly discovered documents which, when placed in a wider context, raise significant questions over Evans' behaviour during the expedition. The evidence focuses on the shortage of food at key depots, the apparently deliberate obfuscation of when Evans fell down with scurvy and the failure to pass on orders given by Scott. It is concluded that Evans actions on and off the ice can at best be described as ineffectual, at worst deliberate sabotage. Why Evans was not questioned more about these events on his return to England remains unknown.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161888