Maxime Lester 1920-1928

Wilkins, George Hubert, Sir, 1888-1958

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Sir George Hubert Wilkins (b. October 31, 1888, Hallett, South Australia-d. November 30, 1958, Framingham, Massachusetts), polar explorer, geographer, photographer, and consultant for the United States Military. He was internationally recognized for his expeditions to the Arctic and Anarctic from 1913 to 1939. Wiklins was the navigator aboard the first airplane to fly over the Arctic Sea (1928); navigator aboard the first airplane to fly over the Antarctica (1933); and led the Nautilus sub...

Bagshawe Thomas Wyatt 1901-1976

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British Expedition to Graham Land 1920-1922

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Discovery Investigations Antarctic regions

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Cope John Lachlan 1893-1947

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Lester Maxime Charles 1891-1957

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William Scoresby (Ship)

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Maxime Charles Lester

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Maxime Charles Lester was born on 25 September 1891. He joined the Merchant Navy, and served in the Canadian and British Navies during the First World War, seeing service in the North Atlantic. He joined the British Expedition to Graham Land, 1920-1922 (leader John Lachlan Cope) and, along with Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe, travelled south in a whaling ship to Deception Island ahead of Cope and second-in-command George Hubert Wilkins. The party transferred to Andvord Bay, on the Danco Coas...