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Officers of "Discovery", 1929-30 DUNIH 1.533

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Officers of "Discovery", 1929-30

Photograph, black and white, of officers and crew from BANZARE onboard the RRS Discovery in London1929 just before the beginning of the expedition. Left to right: Seaman F.Leonard Marsland, J.B. Child (Third officer), Captain K.N. MacKenzie (Chief Officer), James H. Martin (Bosun), Captain J.K. Davis (Ship's Captain), Mr. Wilfred J. Griggs (Chief Engineer), Mr. William R. Colbeck (Second Officer), Mr Bernard F. Welch (Second Engineer), Petty Officer Arthur J. Williams (Wireless Operator). Belonging to a collection of photographs associated with William R. Colbeck, 2nd Officer on the "Discovery" during the Banzare Expedition 1929-1931 and son of William Colbeck, captain of the "Morning", the relief ship for the Discovery during the National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.

Number: DUNIH 1.533
Name: Officers of "Discovery", 1929-30
Date: Not Specified
Maker: Not Specified
Location: In Store