Andrew Smith
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Pre War Explorers
G'day All,
While researching Australians that served in the RNAS, I was surprised that two of them had some pre war fame as members of two famous explorations.
Lieutenant Commander Francis Belt was a member of the Horn Sicentific Expedition of Central Australia, the other was Flight Lieutenant Lionel Hooke, who was the wireless operator on Sir Ernest Shakleton's exploration, Frank Hurley was also a member of this mission and recorded the mission both on photo and film.
Does anyone know if the AIF or the RAN had any "famous" explorers amongst their ranks?
Andrew.
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11/4/2003, 10:59 am
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Re: Pre War Explorers
Sir Edgeworth David, second in command of the Mining Corps.
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11/4/2003, 11:04 pm
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Re: Pre War Explorers
Sir Hubert WILKINS MC and bar, AIF official photographer was a member of an Artic expedition before he joined the AIF. After the war he was a member of the Blackburn Kangaroo crew that unsuccessfully contested the Great Air Race won by the Smith brothers. The AWM's 'Wartime' has a good article on Hurley and Wilkins this issue.
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Re: Pre War Explorers
More on Sir Hubert Wilkins. There is a website dedicated to him
sirhubert.com/
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