Dimensions
165 x 235 x 10mm
Henry 'Birdie' Powers realised his life's ambition when he was selected for Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic, yet he also met his death on the journey.
Born to a sea-faring father and adventurous mother on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers' boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him around the world several times and his life appears, with hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate Antarctic challenge.
Although just 5 feet 4 inches, he was a bundle of energy; knowledgeable, indefatigable and the ultimate team player. In Scott's words 'he was a marvel'.
