Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Overview
Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (2 January 1886 – 18 May 1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a survivor of the Terra Nova Expedition
and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World
.
Born in Lansdowne Road, Bedford
, as Apsley George Benet Cherry, the son of Major General Apsley Cherry (later Cherry-Garrard) of Denford Park
in Berkshire (later of Lamer Park in Hertfordshire where he became High Sheriff
) and his wife, Evelyn Edith, daughter of Henry Wilson Sharpin of Bedford.
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. It was written and published in 1922 by a survivor of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and has earned wide praise for its frank treatment of the difficulties of the expedition,...
.
Born in Lansdowne Road, Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
, as Apsley George Benet Cherry, the son of Major General Apsley Cherry (later Cherry-Garrard) of Denford Park
Denford Park
Denford Park is a country house and surrounding estate in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Kintbury.The estate lies near to the A4 road, and is located approximately north-east of Hungerford. Denford Park was built in 1832 for George Henry Cherry. It was the home of...
in Berkshire (later of Lamer Park in Hertfordshire where he became High Sheriff
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years...
) and his wife, Evelyn Edith, daughter of Henry Wilson Sharpin of Bedford.