Harry Dickason (Royal Navy sailor)
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Harry Dickason | |
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| Born | 16 December 1884 Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Died | 3 December 1943 (aged 58) Battersea, London, England |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1902–1924 |
| Rank | Chief petty officer |
| Wars | World War I |
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Harry Dickason (16 December 1884 – 3 December 1943)[4] was an English seaman.
Dickason was a survivor of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Terra Nova expedition, and was one of six arctic explorers that were part of its Northern Party.[5] Mount Dickason in Antarctica, at the head of the Boomerang Glacier, is named after him.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 28740". The London Gazette. 25 July 1913. pp. 5322–5323.
- ^ "No. 29374". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 November 1915. p. 11559.
- ^ "No. 31638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 November 1919. p. 13747.
- ^ "Obituaries" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Dickason, Harry (9 November 2007). "Harry Dickason - polar explorer". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Mount Dickason". Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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