| LC control no. | no 00015269 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bowers, H. R. (Henry Robertson), 1883-1912 |
| Variant(s) | Bowers, Birdie, 1883-1912 Bowers, Henry Robertson, 1883-1912 |
| Birth date | 1883-07-29 |
| Death date | 1912-?03-?29 |
| Place of birth | Greenock (Scotland) |
| Place of death | Ross Ice Shelf (Antarctica) |
| Field of activity | Antarctica--Discovery and exploration |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers Sailors |
| Found in | The worst journey in the world, 1923: p. 3 (Bowers) p. 8 (Birdie) Ency. Britannica, 15th ed.: v. 13, p. 800 (H.R. Bowers, Antarctic explorer) OCLC, Feb. 28, 2000 (hdg.: Bowers, Henry Robertson, 1883-1912; usage: 'Birdie' Bowers) Wikipedia web site, December 12, 2022: (Henry Robertson Bowers (29 July 1883-c. 29 March 1912) was one of Robert Falcon Scott's polar party on the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910-1913, all of whom died during their return from the South Pole. b. July 29, 1883, Greenock, Scotland ; d. March 29, 1912 (aged 28), Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica ; he went to sea first as a cadet in the merchant service, training on HMS Worcester and sailing around the world four times on the Loch Torridon. He then enlishted in the Royal Indian Marine Service in 1905. He was appointed sub-lieutenant, serving in Ceylon and Burma, and commanded a river gunboat on the Irrawaddy. He later served on HMS Fox, preventing gun-running in the Persian Gulf. Bowers joined Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition in 1910 ; Their bodies were found by a search party the following spring on 12 November 1912) National Library of Scotland web site, December 12, 2022: (Henry 'Birdie' Robertson Bowers (1883-1912) ; Born in Greenock in 1883, Henry 'Birdie' Bowers was a popular member of the 'Terra Nova' expedition. Bowers was appointed to serve primarily as a junior officer in charge of the stores) <https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/geography-and-exploration/scotts-last-expedition/henry-bowers/> |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
