Gerald Torrens collection 1916

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Gerald Torrens collection 1916

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Correspondence (3 leaves)

eng,

Scott Polar Research Institute

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Great Britain. Army. Machine Gun Corps

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Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959

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A. Cherry-Garrard, 1886-1959, was the assistant zoologist on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913, led by Captain R. F. Scott. From the description of Scientific notes [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225809723 ...

Torrens Gerald C

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Gerald C Torrens

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Gerald C Torrens was a contemporary of the Antarctic explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard (assistant zoologist, British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913). During the First World War (1914-1918) Torrens was a member of the Machine Gun Corps. Founded in October 1915 the corps depot and training centre was situated at Grantham. The coups saw action in the main battlefields of the First World War before its disbandment in 1922. From the guide to the Gerald Torrens collection, 1916, (Scott Polar...