"I came here in 1938 to join an Antarctic expedition, because I had decided when I was 10 years of age that that was what I was going to do" so he did. Well done. Mr Russell.
As per his wishes, his body has been donated to science, after living a "full and remarkable life".

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John Russell, last surviving member of original Mawson Station Antarctica team, dies aged 101

After a long and adventurous life, the last surviving member of the historical  team who built Antarctica's Mawson Station during 1954 passes away.