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Item Number - 6073 A scarce and important original letter written on Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 headed paper, written during the expedition aboard 'Discovery' for posting at Auckland, on 27th March 1904 by George F.A. Mulock, Lieutenant, Royal Navy, who having served as Fourth Officer aboard the Expedition supply ship 'Morning' transferred on 1st March 1903 to 'Discovery' and replaced Ernest Shackleton as Third Lieutenant and Surveyor for the Expedition. His work in the Antarctic under Scott resulted in the publication by the Royal Geographical Society "The Charts of the Discovery Expedition". 3 sides, written in ink to his aunt Ethel, (Frances Ethel Homan Mulock) informing her of the arrival of "Discovery" from New Zealand yesterday with NZ papers - mentions his sadness at hearing of the death of Sir E. Braddon 'as he was also one of the scientists who was a member of the Southern Cross Expedition'. Mentions his hope that 'Homan' (Edward Homan Mulock - whose albums of his Diplomatic Service are also currently being sold on Ebay) does well in his Interpreters-ship' - amusingly mentions 'we are having an excellent time here what with picnics etc & though there are no inhabitants to join us we get plenty of excellent sport…' 'There is no doubt that this will prove one of the most successful Expeditions there have been & especially in the Geographical line…' 'We have had a very comfortable & interesting time & i have made good use of my opportunity.' Signed: George F.A. Mulock. Overall in good condition, one tear to document on 3rd side, however this does not detract from the text.George Francis Arthur Mulock entered the Royal Navy aboard H.M.S. Britannia in 1895. He served on HMS Victorious in China and in HMS Magnificent in the Channel Squadron. A Lieutenant, Royal Navy, he initially served as Fourth Officer in Morning but transferred on 1st March 1903 to Discovery and replaced Shackleton as Third Officer and Surveyor on the expedition when the latter returned to England after one year. Surveyor and Cartographer, having received instruction in HMS Triton. On the return of the expedition, he was lent by the Admiralty to the Royal Geographical Society to complete the compilation of the survey. His results were published by the Society as "The Charts of the Discovery Expedition". During the First World War, he served with distinction as a Lieutenant Commander in the Gallipoli Campaign during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order - the citation reading: 'Mainly responsible for the evacuation of the great quantity of war material and animals, and for the comparative immunity from losses amongst beach craft at the final evacuation of Helles. Took a prominent part in Suvla and Helles evacuations.'. In 1920 he retired from the Royal Navy and joined the Asiatic Petroleum Company as Marine Superintendent at Shanghai. He later saw service during the Second World War, for which he was a prisoner of war in Japanese hands. He died in Gibraltar in 1963. For his services in the Antarctic he was awarded the Polar Medal in Silver with dates 1903-1904. We are currently listing a good selection of military medals, miniature medal groups & cap badges, collar badges and masonic items on Ebay, some of the utmost rarity, please view our other items. All our items listed are guaranteed 100% or as described in the listing, please . All postage charges will be made on the following guidelines. If the item ends below £35 we send items out recorded delivery at around £2.50 or below, sometimes it depends on weight, above £35 and it will be £6 for Special Delivery. We do combine postage in order to save charges as and when possible. These are UK delivery postal charges. International sales postage charges will be decided at the end of the auction. We always send our items insured and trackable, this is to guarantee safe delivery. All charges are as set by the Royal Mail and we do not make a profit from these postal charges.FOR ADVANCE NOTI... read more

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