Henry Robertson Bowers
Lieutenant Henry Robertson (Birdie) Bowers (29 July 1883 – 29 March 1912) was one of Robert Falcon Scott's polar party on the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition (1910–1913) who all died during their return from the South Pole.
Read more about Henry Robertson Bowers: Early Life, The British Antarctic "Terra Nova" Expedition 1910–1913, Character and Nickname, Archives
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