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SCOTT MEMORIAL
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was born at Outlands, Milehouse, on June 6th 1868. He led an expedition to reach the South Pole, which he did on either January 17th or 18th 1912, only to find that he had been beaten by the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen. The team perished in the severe weather conditions during the return journey.
This Memorial at Mount Wise, Devonport, was unveiled on Monday August 10th 1925 by the Commodore of the Royal Naval Barracks, C W R Royds, who had accompanied Scott on a previous expedition. The Memorial represents Courage, supported by Devotion and crowned by Immortality. Fear, Death and Despair are trampled under foot. The bronze medallion contains the portraits of Scott and his fellow explorers, Oates, Wilson, Bowers and Evans, who also died on the trek. The City Council leased the site of the Memorial for 999 years. Sources:
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