Aldrich, Pelham
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Pelham Aldrich was born in 1844. He joined the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876 (leader Sir George Strong Nares) as First Lieutenant on the HMS Alert . He led the Western ('Challenger sledge') party, making important discoveries along the north coast of Ellesmere Island including Cape Aldrich and Cape Columbia, its northernmost point. He died on 12 November 1930.
From the guide to the Pelham Aldrich collection, 1875 - 1904, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
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