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CHARLES REGINALD FORD (NEW ZEALAND, 1880-1972)
Sketches from the 1901-04 British National Antarctic Expedition; Some of the Inhabitants and A View of Royal Society Ranges, circa 1904

watercolour on paper
each initialled lower right: CRF
each bear inscription on left hand margin
12 x 20cm

NOTE
Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University
Charles Reginald Ford was born in London in 1880. He joined the Royal Navy at the age of fifteen and volunteered for the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery), led by Robert Falcon Scott, who he acted as steward for. Additionally he served as Scott's secretary and accountant. In 1903, while nursing a broken leg from a skiing accident, he participated in a sledging trip to lay a depot for the Southern Party at Minna Bluff.

After returning to Britain, Ford was charged with completing the expedition's financial affairs, including the sale of the expedition ship Discovery. As a winner of the Polar Medal (silver) Ford later toured England in his role as Scott's secretary during his lecture tour. Ford himself later lectured in Canada and Australia.
Ford died on 19 May 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand, as the last survivor of the British National Antarctic Expedition. He is commemorated for his work in the Antarctic with Ford Spur (84°51' S 173°50' E).

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