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Oct 31, 1888 Hallett, South Australia, Australia Died on 30 Nov 1958 (aged 70)
Australian polar explorer
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About Hubert Wilkins
- Sir George Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 1888 – 30 November 1958) was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer.
- He was awarded the Military Cross, when he assumed command of a group of American soldiers who had lost their officers during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, and became the only official Australian photographer from any war to receive a combat medal.
- He narrowly failed in an attempt to be the first to cross under the North Pole in a submarine, but was able to prove that submarines were capable of operating beneath the polar ice cap, thereby paving the way for future successful missions.
- The US Navy later took his ashes to the North Pole aboard the submarine USS Skate on 17 March 1959.
