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course of navigation before going to sea as an apprentice, 
at the age of 15. He passed for first Mate in July 1892, 
and got a Master's extra-certificate in 1897. Since 1900 
he had served as chief officer of the Montebello under 
Captain Pepper. After going through a course of 
magnetism at Kew, he j oined the Newnes Antarctic 
Expedition as navigator, cartographer, and one of the 
magnetic and meteorological observers. He proved him- 
self to be an acute and intelligent observer and his 
descriptions of parts of the coast of Victoria Land are 
excellent. He had acquired experience in Antarctic ice 
navigation. There could not be a better man to command 
our relief ship, and he was appointed on February 10th, 
1902. After some delay, he received his commission as 
a Lieutenant R.N.R. and I had the pleasure of conferring 
upon him Sir George Back's geographical award for his 
former services in the Antarctic regions. 
Captain Colbeck chose for his chief officer Mr Rupert 
England, who held the same position on board the Angela 
of Wilson's line. He was a steady attentive officer who 
knew his work, and saw that the men did theirs. Mr 
Morrison, the engineer, was an excellent and zealous 
officer, always making the best of everything. Dr David- 
son, the surgeon, a distinguished student and medallist 
of Edinburgh University, was an excellent doctor and very 
popular. Two friends, formerly cadets of the Worcester, 
came to volunteer, Evans a naval Sub-Lieutenant, and 
Doorly a P. and O. officer, and they were very anxious to 
be taken as junior executive officers. Evans had excellent 
certificates, was keen, able, and full of zeal. Gerald Doorly 
was a musician, an athlete, and a student, in the racing 
boat's crew of the Worcester, and Queen's Gold Medallist 
on board that ship. He proved to be very popular and 
clever, always bright and cheerful, and a hard worker. 
Then came Mulock, a naval Sub-Lieutenant who was very 
pressing and said he must go; so I got leave from the 
Admiralty for him also. He was an acquisition, for he 
had served in the Triton surveying ship under Captain 
Cust, who had the highest opinion of him. He was a 
surveyor and an excellent draughtsman. There were two 
midshipmen, Maitland Somerville and a son of Captain 
Pepper. 
