Clarence Petersen de la Motte
Clarence Petersen de la Motte (24 February 1892 – ) was an Australian sailor originally from
Australasian Antarctic expedition, he served as Third Officer aboard the SY Aurora, under John King Davis.[2][3]
Douglas Mawson named Cape De la Motte, in George V Land, after him. De la Motte joined the Aurora again in 1916, and served as First Officer during the rescue of the Ross Sea party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, for which he was later awarded the Polar Medal. On 26 February 1921, Clarence married Frances Catherine Laird (late AIF) in Adelaide [4]
References
- ^ New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Seamen, 1859–1936
- ^ Davis, John King (1919), With the "Aurora" in the Antarctic, 1911–1914, London: A. Melrose, p. 170
- ISBN 978-1-86254-377-5
- ^ "Weddings". Mail. 26 February 1921. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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