Commander Sir Jameson Boyd Adams KCVO CBE DSO Extract is taken
from an article written by A Diggins for "The Poacher", an
annual companion to Lincolnshire life. Jameson Boyd Adams like
Sir John Franklin, was born in Lincolnshire and found fame
exploring Polar regions. Franklin's aim was the Northwest
Passage; Adams' was the South Pole. Even away from the Pole he
was muted as an adept fund raiser, administrator and war hero.
Early years of discipline and hardship at sea moulded him into a
colourful character. A hardened, frankly spoken sea dog,
constantly cursing, tempered by his mischievous sense of humour.
A life time of selfless devotion to his country and fellow men
made him many friends. He always greeted them as "mate" and they
in turn affectionately called him "The Mate." He was born in
1880 at Down Hall on the outskirts of Rippingale. His father,
the local Doctor, rented the house from Lord Ancaster for £65 8s
a year. His brother Arnold and sister Marjorie were born in the
following years, before the f