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Abstract

Tasman Spaulding served as an Able Seaman on the S.Y. Terra Nova on the 1903–1904 voyage to Antarctica. A clerical error that reversed his given and family names meant he never knew of the bronze Polar Medal awarded for his services on the expedition. For the last 108 years the incorrectly named medal has languished in the archives of the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom but has been released for display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Dartnall, HJG
Keywords:	Tasman Spaulding, S. Tasman, S.Y. Terra Nova, Polar Medal in bronze., Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, papers & proceedings, Australia,
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
ISSN:	0080-4703
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.147.11
Copyright Information:	Copyright The Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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