Mementoes of a Young Crew Member Offer an Insight Into Scott's Epic Expedition ; a Series of Pictures of Captain Scott's Ill-Fated Voyage to the Antarctic - Many of Them Previously Unseen - Are to Be Auctioned by the Family of a Young Member of the Group. Darren Devine Took an Advance Look at a Fascinating Glimpse Behind the Scenes of One of History's Most Epic Adventures

Western Mail › May 22, 2010

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IT records the long-forgotten thoughts of a young ship's stoker on an expedition of discovery to the earth's last unexplored continent.

Edward Archibald McKenzie was no older than 17 when he took his place on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated journey to the South Pole aboard the Terra Nova from Cardiff a century ago.

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Mementoes of a Young Crew Member Offer an Insight Into Scott's Epic Expedition ; a Series of Pictures of Captain Scott's Ill-Fated Voyage to the Antarctic - Many of Them Previously Unseen - Are to Be Auctioned by the Family of a Young Member of the Group. Darren Devine Took an Advance Look at a Fascinating Glimpse Behind the Scenes of One of History's Most Epic Adventures

And while charting their course through the Antarctic's frozen wilderness McKenzie recorded their progress in a diary.

Within its pages is a poignant account of the moment the Terra Nova's crew realised they...

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