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The death of Petty Officer Evans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

R. C. F. Falckh
R. C. F. Falckh
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Abstract

Petty Officer Evans was the first member of Captain Scott's party to die during the return journey from the South Pole in January-March 1912. His death has been ascribed to a combination of scurvy and exhaustion. This paper re-examines the evidence provided by Scott's and Wilson's diaries, and concludes that the primary cause of his death was anthrax, contracted from contact with the expedition ponies or their equipment.

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Polar Record , Volume 23 , Issue 145 , January 1987 , pp. 397 - 403
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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