Barker, correspondence

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 David Barker/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1 June to 22 June 1916
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 3 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 559/30/1-3;D Letters (3) to Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 1 June to 22 June 1916 [Written from HMS Worcester regarding Henry Bowers] 3 leaves, autograph, typescript

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to Apsley Cherry-Garrard's fellow British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 member Henry Bowers who served for a time on board HMS Worcester. Bowers accompanied Cherry-Garrard and Edward Wilson on the winter journey to the emperor penguin rookery at Cape Crozier to collect specimens during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. Later he was a member of the Pole Party who with Scott, Wilson, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912. All five men perished during the return journey.

Related Material

The Institute holds over a hundred archival collections containing material relating to this expedition see SPRI collection GB 015 British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 for more information.