I first learned of it from a short mention and photograph on page 68 of the May 17, 1986 issue of The Field. Below the standing figure of "Cherry" (depicted in polar clothing) is a carved stone plaque that reads: "Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard Born 2 January 1886 Died 18 May 1959 Explorer Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 Author of The Worst Journey in the World."
Finding Cherry's gravesite turned out not to be an easy task. Searching throughout the large churchyard I finally found it, where else but in the very last section, the far northwest corner. The inscription on the side away from the church reads: "In loving memory of Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard of Lamer Park, Wheathampstead. Only son of Major-General Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Born 2nd January 1886 Died 18th May 1959. Also Margaret Ursula Cherry-Garrard daughter of Major-General Apsely Cherry-Garrard Born 1896 Died 1979."
Cherry-Garrard accompanied Bowers and Wilson on that 'worst (mid-winter) journey' to Cape Crozier to retrieve Emperor penguin eggs. It is one of the great tales of polar hardihood and perserverance in the name of science. His book is generally accepted as a classic of Antarctic literature and, alone amongst the genre, has been in print continuously since its issuance in 1922.
I first learned of it from a short mention and photograph on page 68 of the May 17, 1986 issue of The Field. Below the standing figure of "Cherry" (depicted in polar clothing) is a carved stone plaque that reads: "Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard Born 2 January 1886 Died 18 May 1959 Explorer Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 Author of The Worst Journey in the World."
Finding Cherry's gravesite turned out not to be an easy task. Searching throughout the large churchyard I finally found it, where else but in the very last section, the far northwest corner. The inscription on the side away from the church reads: "In loving memory of Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard of Lamer Park, Wheathampstead. Only son of Major-General Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Born 2nd January 1886 Died 18th May 1959. Also Margaret Ursula Cherry-Garrard daughter of Major-General Apsely Cherry-Garrard Born 1896 Died 1979."
Cherry-Garrard accompanied Bowers and Wilson on that 'worst (mid-winter) journey' to Cape Crozier to retrieve Emperor penguin eggs. It is one of the great tales of polar hardihood and perserverance in the name of science. His book is generally accepted as a classic of Antarctic literature and, alone amongst the genre, has been in print continuously since its issuance in 1922.
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