Arnold Spencer-Smith
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arnold-spencer-smith-226-848310
title:
Arnold Spencer-Smith
text:
Arnold Patrick Spencer-Smith was an English clergyman and amateur photographer who joined Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition as chaplain on the Ross Sea party, who were tasked with laying a chain of depots across the Ross Ice Shelf towards the Beardmore Glacier for Shackleton's intended crossing party. On the trail, Spencer-Smith fell ill with scurvy at 83° south and left alone in a tent for 10 days while the others continued on to lay the last depot. After the
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wiki
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English clergyman, explorer, photographer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Spencer-Smith
date created:
2007-11-18T22:54:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T20:53:45Z
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