Edward Wilson Cheltenham

Statue of edward wilson, the antarctic explorer, in cheltenham town centre. Born in 1872, he died in 1912 in antarctica. The plinth reads: edward wilson of the british antarctic expedition reached the south pole on january 17th 1912 and died with captain scott on the great ice barrier in march 1912. Photographed by adrian pingstone in april 2005 and released to the public domain.