Antarctica

The Heroic Five January 18th, 1912. — Captain Scott reached the South Pole. February 17th, 1912. — Petty-Officer Evans died. March 17th 1912. — Captain Oates died. March 29th, 1912. — Captain Scott, Dr. Wilson and Lieutenant Bowers died. All honor to those who died For England's fame and glory; From their own lips we ne'er shall hear Their brave, heroic story. A few rough notes to us remain To tell us of these heroes; Written, when death was near; the end To misery in the land of snows. Petty-Officer Evans, the strongest man Was the first to meet his doom, And the great ice plateau, his last resting place, Was the gallant, heroic man's tomb. See the brave self-sacrifice of Captain Oates, For of his own will he went Out into the blizzard, to try and save Those lives, that were so near spent. The blizzard then became so fierce, That the three brave men had to stay; With food and safety, only just A few short miles away. Four four long days the blizzard raged; When they were starved and worn These men then laid them down to rest; With hopes for a brighter dawn. All glory be to those who died, It is the nations duty and lot To honour, the names we ove learned to love, Bowers, Wilson, Oates, Evans and Scott. Parkstone, February 12th, 1913.

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