Pelham Aldrich

Pelham Aldrich CVO ( born December 8, 1844 in Mildenhall, England; † November 12, 1930 in Great Bealings, Suffolk, England ) was an admiral of the Royal Navy.

Aldrich joined the Royal Navy in 1859 and rose to 1907 on the Admiral, after which he retired in 1908. In 1902 he was awarded the Royal Victorian Order as Commander. He was married to Edith Caroline since 1875.

Pelham Aldrich took 1875-1876 in the British Arctic Expedition under George Nares in part with the ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery. He reached first Cape Columbia, the northernmost point of Canada on Ellesmere Island.

According to him, chap Aldrich were named on Ellesmere Island and Mount Aldrich, which is located in the Antarctica on the east side of the Ragotzki glacier. Aldrich helped Robert Falcon Scott expeditions to the Antarctic.

Since he had visited as a celebrity Christmas Island to give him a stamp was dedicated by the local postal administration in 1978.

Itemization

  • Admiral ( Royal Navy )
  • Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
  • Briton
  • Born in 1844
  • Died in 1930
  • Man
Mildenhall (Suffolk) HMS Discovery (1874) Postage stamp
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