Michael Barne (15 October 1877 – 31 May 1961) was an officer of the
1901-04 Discovery Expedition and was the last survivor of the expedition.
Early life
Barne was born at
Sotterley Park, Suffolk, the son of
Frederick Barne and his wife, Lady Constance Adelaide Seymour, daughter of
Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford
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. His father was
Member of Parliament
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for
East Suffolk.
[Description of his love of country pursuits, Obituary, '']The Times
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'', Monday, 5 Jun 1961; pg. 24; Issue 55099; col D He entered the
Navy
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as a
Midshipman in 1893. In 1898 he was
commissioned to serve aboard HMS ''Porcupine''.
Selected for "Discovery"
In 1901 he was appointed by
Scott as Second Lieutenant to the Polar Expedition. Despite suffering frostbite
[Antarctic history on-line]
/ref> Barne made copious notes throughout his three years with the expedition,
Post-Antarctic career
Marrying on his return from the Antarctic,[ Barne returned to active service with command of the ''Coquette'', but still corresponded with Scott about modes of transport for future expeditions. During the ]First World War
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, he was awarded the DSO[ while commanding Monitor M27,History of Class(inc M27’s fate)]
finally retiring in 1919 with the rank of Captain. During the next
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war Barne came out of retirement to command an anti-submarine patrol ship.[
]
References
Bibliography
*Barne, M. Need for Continuity in the Conduct of Antarctic Discovery The Geographical Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Feb., 1906), p. 206
*Barne, M The National Antarctic Expedition The Geographical Journal, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Sep., 1901), pp. 275–279
*Barne, M MS 366 1902-03: Papers relating to Discovery Expedition GB/NNAF/P160000 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P1579) 1982 Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute
*Fiennes, R Scott (Coronet, London,2003)
*Headland R.K.Journal of Polar Studies (1985) volume 2 part 1 p357-359 SPRI Antarctic Chronology, unpublished corrected revision of Chronological list of Antarctic expeditions and related historical events, (1 December 2001) Cambridge University Press (1989)
*Holland, C. Manuscripts in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England - a catalogue. (Garland Publishing New York and London 1982) .
*Stonehouse, B (Ed) Encyclopaedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester (2002)
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1877 births
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Recipients of the Polar Medal
1961 deaths
Michael
Explorers of Antarctica