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Jesse Handsley
Jesse Handsley (29 March 1876 – 3 June 1916) was an Able seaman (rank), able seaman who served under Captain Robert Falcon Scott on the Discovery Expedition, ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901 to 1904. Handsley joined the Royal Navy on 24 December 1901 aged 15. Whilst serving on HMS Ringarooma, HMS ''Ringarooma'' at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, he joined the British National Antarctic Expedition. During the expedition, he was chosen by Scott as a member of an elite support party for Scott's Southern trip. Handsley served for the full duration of the expedition, but the ship was trapped in ice for most of that time. He undertook several sledging trips whilst on the journey, spending a total of 153 days man-hauling sledges.Record of Medals RGS AA/3/1/22. Pg 24 Early life Family Born in Skegness, Lincolnshire to a long-established Lincolnshire family, he lived in Winthorpe, Lincolnshire, Winthorpe and Wainfleet All Saints, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. In 1891 he became a baker boy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skegness, Lincolnshire
Skegness ( ) is a Seaside resort, seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Lindsey, East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln, England, Lincoln and north-east of Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston. With a population of 19,579 as of 2011, it is the largest settlement in East Lindsey. It also incorporates Winthorpe, Lincolnshire, Winthorpe and Seacroft, Lincolnshire, Seacroft, and forms a larger Urban area, built-up area with the resorts of Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards to the north. The town is on the A52 road, A52 and A158 road, A158 roads, connecting it with Boston and the East Midlands, and Lincoln respectively. Skegness railway station is on the Poacher Line, Nottingham to Skegness (via Grantham) line. The original Skegness was situated farther east at the mouth of The Wash. Its Old Norse, Norse name refers to a headland which sat near the settlement. By the 14th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
