Reginald Baldwin Fulford was born in 1851. He entered the Royal Navy in 1864, later serving off the west coast of Africa between 1865 and 1866 and on the North America and West Indies Stations between 1867 and 1869. Following service in the Mediterranean, he was promoted lieutenant in August 1874. The following year, he was appointed fourth lieutenant in HMS Discovery on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876 (leader George Strong Nares), sent by the Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound and to explore the coasts of Greenland and adjacent lands. Although the attempt to reach the North Pole was unsuccessful, the expedition made some geographical discoveries and returned with a large quantity of scientific data. He died in 1886.
From the guide to the Reginald Fulford collection, 1875-1876, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
