A PATHETIC RECORD.
THE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY. From their records the following information was gleaned:— The first death was that of Seaman Edgar Evans (petty-officer of the Royal Navy, official number 160,22. r >) who died on February 17 at the foot of Beardmore Glacier. His death was accelerated by a ' concussion of the brain, sustained while travelling over rough ice some time before. Captain L. E. G. Gates (luniskillin Dragoons) was next lost. His feet and hands were badly frostbitten, and although he struggled on heroically, on March 16' th his comrades knew his end was approaching. He had borne his suffering for weeks without complaint, and he did not give up hope to Ihe very end.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 226, 12 February 1913, Page 5
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118A PATHETIC RECORD. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 226, 12 February 1913, Page 5
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