Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport. He became a naval cadet at the age of 13 and served on a number of Royal Navy ships in the 1880s and 1890s. He attracted the notice of the ...
Captain Robert Falcon Scott and four of his men reached the geographic South Pole on January 18, 1912, only to meet with disappointment in the form of a tent and a Norwegian flag.
The Union Jack and the team’s flag flying in Antarctica Members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 on Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of the day Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ...