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"Some very hard ground to heave": DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror
Douglas R. Stenton, Stephen Fratpietro, Kaitlyn Gorsalitz et al., 2026. Polar Record 62: e17.
The skeleton found in 1859 near Gladman Point with Peglar's papers but dressed as a steward is shown by DNA to be Peglar himself, ending a debate over whether it was a shipmate carrying his papers. The only Terror crewman identified so far.
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Stenton, D. R., Fratpietro, S., Gorsalitz, K., & Park, R. W. (2026). "Some very hard ground to heave": DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror. Polar Record 62: e17. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224742610031x
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title = {"Some very hard ground to heave": DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror},
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Stenton, Douglas R. et al.. “"Some very hard ground to heave": DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror.” Polar Record 62: e17 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224742610031x.