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Born in Rippingale, Lincolnshire, the son of a doctor and the grandson of a captain in the Indian Navy, he ran away from school to enter the merchant navy at the age of 13. In 1902 he became a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, and on reaching the rank of Lieutenant he was one of the last to gain a Master Mariner's certificate under sail. But he gave up a promising career to join Ernest Shackleton as the second-in-command of the Nimrod Expedition. Despite the expedition's ultimate failure, he was one of the party of four who reached the Polar Plateau for the first time ever, thus showing the way to the Pole. On 9 January 1909 they attained a Furthest South of 88°23′S162°00′E / 88.383°S 162.000°E / -88.383; 162.000, just 97 miles (156 km) from the South Pole, when they were forced by impending starvation to turn back.
On his return from the Antarctic in 1909, he entered the Civil Service, where a year later he was appointed head of the North-Eastern Division of the Employment Exchanges. Recalled to the Navy on the outbreak of the First World War, he became Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Hood commanding the Dover Patrol. Then, after a period of special work at the Ministry of Munitions, he was posted to Flanders to command a battery of naval siege guns. A bad wound in the head necessitated his return in 1917, and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre for his services.
After the war, he returned to the Ministry of Labour as Controller for the North-Eastern Division, and such spare time as he had was largely devoted to helping boys' clubs. In 1928 was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He left the service in 1935 to become Secretary of King George's Jubilee Trust for youth. He remained in this post, apart from further distinguished service in the Second World War. During the Second World War he was sent to Gibraltar in May 1942 with the rank of Captain RN, as Chief of the Contraband Control Service, he left Gibraltar in 1944 with the rank of Commander RN. He continued with King George's Jubilee Trust for youth until his retirement in 1948, when he was knighted in the Royal Victorian Order.
In appropriate company, his use of somewhat crude invective was often unrestrained, and he was never deterred by convention from saying what he thought. He preferred to be known by allcomers, from porters to the royal family, simply as "The Mate".
In November 2008, 100 years after the Nimrod Expedition began, one of "The Mate's" great-grandsons, Henry Adams, set off from the Shackleton Hut with two other members of the Shackleton Centenary Expedition[2] to complete the whole 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) to the South Pole on foot, hauling their own supplies, unassisted. In January 2009, another of "The Mate's" great-grandsons, David Cornell, joined the Expedition at the Farthest South 88°23′S162°00′E / 88.383°S 162.000°E / -88.383; 162.000 to complete the last 97 miles (156 km) of unfinished family business.
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^Hough, Richard (1998). Sister Agnes: The History of King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers 1899-1999. London: John Murray. p.121. ISBN0-7195-5561-2
^. www.shackletoncentenary.org. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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jameson, adams, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2020, . This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Jameson Adams news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Sir Jameson Boyd Adams KCVO CBE DSO RD 6 March 1880 30 April 1962 was a British Antarctic explorer and Royal Naval Reserve officer He participated in the Nimrod expedition the first expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the South Pole SirJameson AdamsKCVO CBE DSO RDBornJameson Boyd Adams 1880 03 06 6 March 1880Rippingale Lincolnshire EnglandDied30 April 1962 1962 04 30 aged 82 Westminster London EnglandBurial placeGolders Green CrematoriumAwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire 1928 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1948 Military careerAllegiance United KingdomBranch Royal NavyService years1895 1918 1939 1945RankCaptainWarsFirst World WarSecond World War Contents 1 Biography 2 Character and legacy 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Rippingale Lincolnshire the son of a doctor and the grandson of a captain in the Indian Navy he ran away from school to enter the merchant navy at the age of 13 In 1902 he became a sub lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve and on reaching the rank of Lieutenant he was one of the last to gain a Master Mariner s certificate under sail But he gave up a promising career to join Ernest Shackleton as the second in command of the Nimrod Expedition Despite the expedition s ultimate failure he was one of the party of four who reached the Polar Plateau for the first time ever thus showing the way to the Pole On 9 January 1909 they attained a Furthest South of 88 23 S 162 00 E 88 383 S 162 000 E 88 383 162 000 just 97 miles 156 km from the South Pole when they were forced by impending starvation to turn back nbsp L R Frank Wild Ernest Shackleton Eric Marshall and Adams in 1909 after their polar trekOn his return from the Antarctic in 1909 he entered the Civil Service where a year later he was appointed head of the North Eastern Division of the Employment Exchanges Recalled to the Navy on the outbreak of the First World War he became Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Hood commanding the Dover Patrol Then after a period of special work at the Ministry of Munitions he was posted to Flanders to command a battery of naval siege guns A bad wound in the head necessitated his return in 1917 and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre for his services After the war he returned to the Ministry of Labour as Controller for the North Eastern Division and such spare time as he had was largely devoted to helping boys clubs In 1928 was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire He left the service in 1935 to become Secretary of King George s Jubilee Trust for youth He remained in this post apart from further distinguished service in the Second World War During the Second World War he was sent to Gibraltar in May 1942 with the rank of Captain RN as Chief of the Contraband Control Service he left Gibraltar in 1944 with the rank of Commander RN He continued with King George s Jubilee Trust for youth until his retirement in 1948 when he was knighted in the Royal Victorian Order He lived above Pratt s and became the honorary appeals secretary for King Edward VII s Hospital for Officers where he worked right up to his death in 1962 1 Character and legacy editIn appropriate company his use of somewhat crude invective was often unrestrained and he was never deterred by convention from saying what he thought He preferred to be known by allcomers from porters to the royal family simply as The Mate In November 2008 100 years after the Nimrod Expedition began one of The Mate s great grandsons Henry Adams set off from the Shackleton Hut with two other members of the Shackleton Centenary Expedition 2 to complete the whole 800 nautical miles 1 500 km to the South Pole on foot hauling their own supplies unassisted In January 2009 another of The Mate s great grandsons David Cornell joined the Expedition at the Farthest South 88 23 S 162 00 E 88 383 S 162 000 E 88 383 162 000 to complete the last 97 miles 156 km of unfinished family business References edit Hough Richard 1998 Sister Agnes The History of King Edward VII s Hospital for Officers 1899 1999 London John Murray p 121 ISBN 0 7195 5561 2 Shackleton Centenary Expedition www shackletoncentenary org Archived from the original on 1 September 2009 Retrieved 13 January 2022 External links editRoyal Navy RN Officers 1939 1945 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jameson Adams amp oldid 1217359334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
