I had the great honour recently of visiting the grave of Able Seaman Charles Bonner in Port Chalmers, New Zealand, who fell from the crows nest and was tragically killed on the RRS Discovery prior to its departure to the Antarctic from Dunedin in 1901 on Scott’s Discovery Expedition 1901-1904 #antarctic #scott #tomcrean #Shackleton #discovery #dunedin #newzealand #portchalmers #charlesbonner

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The RRS Discovery arriving at Port Chalmers.  Ship's ensign at the stern is at half mast.  Hocken Library photo. THE FATALITY ON THE DI...