23 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 28.
24 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 60.
25 Wilson, E.T. The life of Gwladys by her father. The Wilson Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1995, 550.37. p. 37.
26 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 29.
27 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 59.
28 Ibid. p. 61.
29 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 29.
30 Ibid. p. 31.
31 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 68.
32 Ibid.
33 Ibid. p. 69.
34 Obituary. The Church Times. 1 August 1941.
35 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 31.
36 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 61.
37 Ibid.
38 Ibid. p. 62.
39 Ibid. p. 64.
40 U.A. Graduati 25. Cambridge University Archives.
41 Letter to Ida Wilson. 26 May 1897. SPRI. MS. 861/D.
42 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 34.
43 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 70.
44 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 44.
45 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 84.
46 Ibid. p. 85.
47 Keers, R.A. Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Journey Down the Centuries. Ballier Tindall, London, 1978. p. vii.
48 There are pathogenic bacteria that cause disease and non-pathogenic bacteria that may not. The absolute diagnosis depends on the cultural characteristics of the mycobacterium which would have taken weeks to grow. There is no record of a culture in Wilson’s case.
49 Williams, I. Edward Wilson: Medical aspects of his life and career. Polar Record. 44, (228) 2008. p. 77.
50 Non-pathogenic saprophitic mycobacterium, found in dust and water, were often found in scrapings from metal cold water taps and could have been present as contaminants.
51 Brown, L. The Story of Clinical Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Williams and Wilkins, London, 1941. p. 76.
52 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 86.
53 Mann, T. The Magic Mountain. Vintage, London, 1999.
54 Prospectus for St George’s Hospital Medical School. Session 1898–9. St George’s University of London. p. 21.
55 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 48.
56 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 87.
57 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 49.
58 Ibid. p. 50.
59 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 95.
60 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 51.
61 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 95.
62 Ibid. p. 54.
63 Ibid. p. 96.
64 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 56.
65 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 97.
66 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 57.
67 U.A. Graduati 25. Cambridge University Archives.
68 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 64.
Chapter 4
1 Wilson, E.T. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. The Wilson Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1995, 550.36, p. 108.
2 Cheltenham Census 1901.
3 A journal which promoted country matters and interests and which was, in the 1890s, a rival publication to The Field, which continues to be popular.
4 An international weekly medical journal.
5 Seaver, G. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic, John Murray, London, 1950. p. 65.
6 Ibid. p. 65.
7 A scented hair dressing.
8 A reference book.
9 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 67.
10 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 106.
11 Ibid.
12 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 67.
13 Huntford, R. Scott and Amundsen. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1979. p. 144.
14 St George’s Medical School Student Records. St George’s University of London.
15 A hospital specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology.
16 Wilson. E.A.Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 105.
17 Ibid. p. 108.
18 Savours, Ann (ed.) Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions 1901–1904. Blandford Press, London, 1966. p. 23.
19 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 72.
20 Ida Wilson’s scrapbook. SPRI. MS. 715/5/BJ.
21 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 23.
22 A town in Natal besieged by the Boers between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900. Relieved by Sir Henry Buller. Named after the Spanish wife of the governor of Cape Town.
23 Wilson, D.M. and Elder, D.B. Cheltenham in Antarctica: The Life of Edward Wilson. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2000. p. 48.
24 Wilson, B. Letters from the Boer War. The Wilson Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1995, 550.74.
25 Churchill, W. My Early Life. Eland, London, 2002. p. 227.
26 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 68.
27 Ibid. p. 70
28 Ibid. p. 71
29 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 108.
30 Scott, R.F. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. John Murray, London, 1929. p. 51.
31 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 108.
32 Ibid. p. 110.
33 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 75.
34 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 25.
35 Ibid. p. 26.
36 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 113.
37 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 75.
38 Ibid. p. 76.
39 A club for gentlemen in central London. Women members now admitted.
40 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 26.
41 Wilson and Elder. Cheltenham in Antarctica. p. 53.
42 A Discussion between David Wilson and Evelyn Forbes. 25 August 1995. Recorded by Dr David Wilson.
43 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 114.
44 Markham, C. (ed. C. Holland) Antarctic Obsession. The BNAE. 1901–4. Erskine Press, Alburgh, Norfolk, 1986. p. x.
45 Fiennes, R. Captain Scott. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2003. p. 7.
46 Markham. Antarctic Obsession. p. xii.
47 Ibid. p. x.
48 Ibid.
49 Report of the 7th International Geographical Congress. London, 1895.
50 Baughman, T.H. Pilgrims on the Ice. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1999. p. 18.
51 Armitage, A.B. Cadet to Commodore. Cassell, London, 1925. p. 145.
52 Markham, C. Letters to Robert Falcon Scott. Papers of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. SPRI. MS. 366/15/25-64/BJ.
53 Ibid. p. 16.
Chapter 5
1 Huntford, R. Scott and Amundsen. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1979. p. 147.
2 Markham, C. (ed. C. Holland) Antarctic Obsession. The BNAE. 1901–4. Erskine Press, Alburgh, Norfolk, 1986. p. 86.
3 Scott, G. Journal, SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
4 Wilson, E.T. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. The Wilson Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1995, 550.36, p. 114.
5 Savours, Ann (ed.) Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions 1901–1904. Blandford Press, London, 1966. p. 30.
6 Ibid.
7 Skelton, Judy (ed.) The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2004. p. 18.
8 Scott, G. Journal, SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
9 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 30.
10 Hodgson, T.V. Journal. BNAE 1901–1904. SPRI. MS. 595/I/MJ
11 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 31.
12 Ibid.
13 Scott, R.F. Scott’s Voyage of
the Discovery. John Murray, London, 1929. p. 31.
14 Baughman, T.H. Pilgrims on the Ice. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1999. p. 77.
15 Skelton, J.V. and Wilson, D.M. Discovery Illustrated. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2001. p. 21.
16 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 38.
17 Ibid. p. 44.
18 Skelton. The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. p. 15.
19 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 27.
20 Ibid. p. 51.
21 Wilson, E.A. Lecture to St George’s, 1904. Archives Manuscript Collection. St George’s University of London.
22 Scott, G. Journal, SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
23 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 62.
24 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 114
25 Virtue’s Household Physician. Virtue, London, 1926. p. 530.
26 Koettlitz, R. ‘Scurvy and Antiscorbutics’, Guy’s Hospital Gazette, 30 March 1900. p. 152.
27 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 114.
28 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 24.
29 Papers of the BNAE 1901–1904. SPRI. MS. 366/15/BJ.
30 Markham. Antarctic Obsession. p. 25.
31 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 108.
32 Markham. Antarctic Obsession. p. 13.
33 Ibid. p. 15.
34 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 49.
35 Markham. Antarctic Obsession. p. 15.
36 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 32.
37 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 112.
38 Markham. Antarctic Obsession. p. 15.
39 Ibid. p. 16
40 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 54.
41 One of the most eminent scientists in the land, Sir Almoth Wright of St Mary’s Hospital London, continued with this opinion until an assistant in his own laboratory, L.C. Holt, demonstrated years later that pure ascorbic acid cured the condition in experimental animals. Holt, L.C. University of London MSc Thesis. Quoted in Lewis, H.E. Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 1972. 65. p. 39.
42 Koettlitz. ‘Scurvy and Antiscorbutics’. p. 152.
43 Markham. Antarctic Obsession. p. 82.
44 Ibid. p. 87.
45 Ibid. p. 91.
46 Wilson, D.M. and Elder, D.B. Cheltenham in Antarctica: The Life of Edward Wilson. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2000, p. 54.
47 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 66.
48 Seaver G. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic, John Murray, London, 1950, p. 78.
49 Wilson E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 112
50 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 36.
Chapter 6
1 Wilson, D.M. and Elder, D.B. Cheltenham in Antarctica: The Life of Edward Wilson. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2000. p. 55.
2 Seaver G. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. John Murray, London, 1950, p. 79.
3 Wilson, E.T. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. The Wilson Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1995, 550.36, p. 116.
4 Yelverton, D.E. Antarctica Unveiled. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2000. p. 77.
5 Savours, Ann (ed.) Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions 1901–1904. Blandford Press, London, 1966. p. 44.
6 Scott, R.F. Journal, BNAE 1901–04, SPRI. MS. 352/1/1/BJ.
7 Yelverton. Antarctica Unveiled. p. 77.
8 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 44.
9 Scott, R.F. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. John Murray, London, 1929. p. 69.
10 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 50.
11 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 81.
12 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 120.
13 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 81.
14 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 56.
15 Baughman, T.H. Pilgrims on the Ice. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1999. p. 74.
16 Scott, G. Journal, SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
17 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 73.
18 Scott, G. Journal.
19 Skelton, Judy (ed.) The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2004. p. 21.
20 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 115.
21 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 73.
22 Scott, R.F. Journal, BNAE 1901–04. SPRI. MS. 352/1/1/BJ.
23 Winds.
24 Yelverton. Antarctica Unveiled. p. 83.
25 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 73.
26 Ibid. p. 74.
27 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 118.
28 Ibid. p. 120.
29 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 68.
30 Yearly fireworks celebration commemorating an English Catholic’s attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1604.
31 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 79.
32 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 73.
33 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 122.
34 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 76.
35 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 74
36 Ibid. p. 76.
37 Ibid. p. 77.
38 Ibid. p. 78.
39 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 79.
40 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 72.
41 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 84.
42 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 82.
43 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 84.
44 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 122.
45 Ibid. p. 121.
46 Personal correspondence. Dr David Wilson.
47 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 85.
48 Ibid. p. 87.
49 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 85.
50 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 83.
51 Baughman. Pilgrims on the Ice. p. 88.
52 Scott, G. Journal. SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
53 Ibid. 19 December 1901.
54 Skelton. The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. p. 33.
55 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 85.
56 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 87.
57 Skelton. The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. p. 33.
58 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 97.
59 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 89.
60 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. p. 87.
61 Ibid. p. 89.
62 Skelton. The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. p. 37.
63 Scott, G. Journal. SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
64 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 91.
65 Ibid. p. 92
Chapter 7
1 Savours, Ann (ed.) Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions 1901–1904. Blandford Press, London, 1966. p. 93.
2 Seaver, G. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. John Murray, London, 1946. p. 87.
3 Scott, R.F. Scott’s Voyage of the Discovery. John Murray, London, 1929. p. 102.
4 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 93.
5 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of Discovery. p. 100.
6 Ibid. p. 102.
7 Scott, G. Journal. SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
8 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition.p. 98.
9 Ibid. p. 109.
10 Ibid. p. 100.
11 Ibid.
12 Ibid. p. 101.
13 Ibid. p. 104.
14 Ibid. p. 105.
15 Scott, G. Journal. SPRI. MS. 1485/D.
16 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expe
dition. p. 107.
17 Ibid.
18 Skelton, Judy (ed.) The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham, 2004. p. 48.
19 Royds, C.W.R. Letter to Admiral Pelham Aldrich. SPRI. MS. 582/1/D.
20 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of Discovery. p. 131.
21 Ibid. p. 132.
22 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 109.
23 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of Discovery. p. 135.
24 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 111.
25 Ibid.
26 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of Discovery. p. 148.
27 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 112.
28 Ibid. p.113.
29 Fiennes, R. Captain Scott. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2003. p. 66.
30 Markham, C. (ed. C. Holland) Antarctic Obsession. The BNAE. 1901–4. Erskine Press, Alburgh, Norfolk, 1986. p. 65.
31 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 115.
32 Frostbite happens when, in extreme cold, blood normally flowing to the surface skin is deflected to deeper, essential organs such as the heart, kidneys or liver. The skin is relatively poorly supplied and goes white and eventually dies.
33 Wilson, E.A. Notes on the pressure ridges at Cape Crozier. SPRI. MS. 366/14/15/ER.
34 A calorific mixture of meat and fat.
35 Wilson, E.T. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. The Wilson Collection, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, 1955, 550.36. p. 131.
36 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 116.
37 Wilson. E.A. Wilson: Memoir by his father. p. 131.
38 Ibid. p. 132.
39 Fiennes. Captain Scott. p. 66.
40 Ibid. p. 69.
41 Ibid. p. 67.
42 Skelton. The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton. p. 110.
43 Ibid. p. 110.
44 Ibid. p. 56.
45 Seaver. Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. p. 95.
46 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of Discovery. p. 170.
47 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 120.
48 Ibid. p. 125.
49 Scott. Scott’s Voyage of Discovery. p. 186.
50 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 125.
51 Royd, C.W.R. Report on Sledge Expedition. SPRI. MS. 366/12/9/ER.
52 Savours. Edward Wilson: Diary of the Discovery Expedition. p. 129.
53 Ibid. p. 130.
54 Wilson, E.A. Lecture to St George’s, 1904. Archives Manuscript Collection. St George’s University of London.
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