Editing Robert Falcon Scott (section)

=== Recognition ===

The world was informed of the tragedy when ''Terra Nova'' reached [[Oamaru]], New Zealand, on 10 February 1913.{{sfn|Crane|2005|pp=1–2}} Within days, Scott became a national icon.{{sfn|Preston|1999|p=230}} A nationalistic spirit was aroused; the ''[[London Evening News]]'' called for the story to be read to schoolchildren throughout the land,{{sfn|Jones|2003|pp=199–201}} to coincide with the memorial service at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] on 14 February. [[Robert Baden-Powell]], founder of the [[Boy Scouts Association]], asked: "Are Britons going downhill? No!&nbsp;... There is plenty of pluck and spirit left in the British after all. Captain Scott and Captain Oates have shown us that".{{sfn|Jones|2003|p=204}}

[[File:Robert Falcon Scott Statue - geograph.org.uk - 548114.jpg|thumb|upright|Scott statue at [[HMNB Portsmouth#Portsmouth Historic Dockyard|Portsmouth Historic Dockyard]], sculpted by [[Kathleen Scott]]]]

The expedition's survivors were suitably honoured on their return, with [[polar medal]]s and promotions for the naval personnel. In place of the knighthood that might have been her husband's had he survived, Kathleen Scott was granted the rank and precedence of a widow of a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]].{{sfn|Preston|1999|p=231}}{{sfn|Fiennes|2003|p=383}}{{sfn|Huntford|1985|p=523}} In 1922, she married [[Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet|Edward Hilton Young]], later Lord Kennet, and remained a doughty defender of Scott's reputation until her death, aged 69, in 1947.{{sfn|Preston|1999|p=232}}

An article in ''[[The Times]]'', reporting on the glowing tributes paid to Scott in the New York press, claimed that both Amundsen and Shackleton were "[amazed] to hear that such a disaster could overtake a well-organized expedition".<ref>{{cite news | author = Unattributed | title = The Polar Disaster. Captain Scott's Career, Naval Officer And Explorer | work = The Times | page = 10 | date = 11 February 1913 }}</ref> On learning the details of Scott's death, Amundsen is reported to have said, "I would gladly forgo any honour or money if thereby I could have saved Scott his terrible death".{{sfn|Huntford|1985|p=525}} Scott was the better wordsmith of the two, and the story that spread throughout the world was largely that told by him, with Amundsen's victory reduced in the eyes of many to an unsporting stratagem.{{sfn|Amundsen|1976|loc=Publisher's note}}

The response to Scott's final plea on behalf of the dependents of the dead was enormous by the standards of the day. The Mansion House Scott Memorial Fund closed at {{£|75000|1912|long=no|round=-3}}. This was not equally distributed; Scott's widow, son, mother and sisters received a total of {{£|18000|1912|long=no|round=-3}}. Wilson's widow received {{£|8500|1912|long=no|round=-3}} and Bowers's mother received {{£|4500|1912|long=no|round=-3}}. Edgar Evans's widow, children, and mother received {{£|1500|1912|long=no|round=-3}} between them.{{sfn|Jones|2003|pp=106–108}}

[[File:Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Christchurch (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Christchurch]], New Zealand, sculpted by his widow [[Kathleen Scott]]]]

In the dozen years following the tragedy, more than 30 monuments and memorials were set up in Britain alone, including the foundation of the [[Scott Polar Research Institute]] at [[Cambridge]]. Many more were established in other parts of the world, including a [[Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Christchurch|statue sculpted by Scott's widow]] for his New Zealand base in Christchurch.{{sfn|Jones|2003|pp=295–296}} A number of institutions have relics and personal belongings from the expedition. Scott's snow shoes, sledging goggles and the book bag for his diary are held in the [[National Maritime Museum]] at Greenwich.<ref>{{cite web |title= Relics from Scott's Antarctic expedition |url= https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum/attractions/relics-captain-robert-falcon-scotts-antarctic-expedition |website= Royal Museums Greenwich |accessdate= 10 December 2023}}</ref> The [[Museum of Oxford]] contains among other items a [[marmalade]] tin gifted to Scott by an Oxford businessman which was recovered from the site of his death.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 October 2021 |title= Museum of Oxford reopening: Century-old marmalade tin among exhibits |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-58639707 |access-date= 5 November 2022}}</ref> The [[British Horological Institute#Museum of Timekeeping|Museum of Timekeeping]] at [[Upton Hall, Nottinghamshire]], England, has the pocket watch which was found with his body.<ref>{{cite book |last= Struthers |first= Rebecca |year= 2023 |title= Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History of Time |location= London |publisher= Holder & Stoughton |pages= 134–137 |type= Paperback |isbn= 9781529339000}}</ref> Scott's sledging flag is held in [[Exeter Cathedral]].