Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a member of the Terra Nova expedition and is acclaimed for his 1922 account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World.
Background
- Born in
- Bedford
- Educated at
- Christ ChurchWinchester College
- Awards
- 🏆 Polar Medal
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1886
Born
Birth1959
Died
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- father:
- Apsley Cherry-Garrard
- mother:
- Evelyn Edith Sharpin
- spouse:
- Angela Katherine Turner
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