Quintin Riley

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Quintin Theodore Petroc Molesworth Riley (27 October 1905 – 25 December 1980) was a British

Arctic explorer who was awarded the Polar Medal
.

Biography

Quintin Riley was born in 1905 in Little Petherick, Cornwall, the youngest son of the eminent Anglo-Catholic layman, Athelstan Riley. He was educated at Lancing College, where he met Gino Watkins (1907–1932). He continued his education at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1927.[1]

In 1930–31 Riley joined the

1932-33 East Greenland Expedition, led by Watkins as well. He was one of the only three remaining team members following Watkin's death[3] at Tuttilik Fjord.[4]

Riley next joined the 1934-1937

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and became active in Norway and Iceland – among other places – during World War II. Towards the end of WW2, Riley was appointed Commanding Officer of No. 30 Commando – the brainchild of Commander Ian Fleming.[5]

Riley died in a road accident on Christmas Day 1980 while he was living in retirement in Essex.[6]

Honours

The Riley Glacier in Palmer Land, Antarctica, was named after him.

Further reading

  • Riley, Jonathan P. (1989). From pole to pole, the life of Quentin Riley 1905-1980. Bluntisham: Bluntisham Books.
  • Ridgway, John (1974). Gino Watkins.
    ISBN 978-0-19-273136-4
    .
  • Courtauld, Simon, The Watkins Boys, London, Michael Russell, 2010.
    ISBN 9780859553186
    .
  • Scott, J.M., The Land That God Gave Cain, London, Chatto and Windus, 1933.

See also

References

  1. ^ Quintin Riley obituary - Cambridge Journals
  2. ^ Glasby, Geoff. "Geological Society – Skaergaard, Everest and more..." www.geolsoc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  3. ^ East Greenland Expedition (Pan Am) 1932 -33
  4. S2CID 251051734
    . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ Trewhela, Lee (23 February 2020). "Intrepid polar explorer from Cornwall who inspired James Bond". CornwallLive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ Quintin Theodore Petroc Molesworth Riley; Biographical notes

External links

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