1. Arnold Spencer-Smith was born on 17 March 1883, in Streatham, Surrey, England.
12 Facts About Arnold Spencer-Smith
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Arnold Spencer-Smith shared a birthday with Lawrence Oates, who died on his return from the South Pole with Robert Falcon Scott on the Terra Nova Expedition.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith's sister, Joan Spencer-Smith, was a notable New Zealand Anglican deaconess and lecturer.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith was educated at Westminster City School, King's College London and Queens' College, Cambridge.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith did not attend his exams and was given a pass degree BA in history.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith served as curate of Christ Church, Morningside, and All Saints, Edinburgh.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith wrote a report of the lecture for his school magazine.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith therefore volunteered himself to Shackleton as a replacement for one of the original party who had left for active service.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith was told he could go sledging but if he felt any effects of his heart he was to turn back at the earliest possible moment.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith was awarded the Polar Medal in silver posthumously.
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Arnold Spencer-Smith's diaries are held at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, and the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.