4-531: Ayles is an English surname. Notable people with the name include: Adam Ayles (1850–1912), English Arctic explorer Walter Ayles (1879–1953), British Labour Party politician Francis Ayles (1880–1939), Australian cricketer and football umpire Lewis C. Ayles (1927–2009), Canadian politician Eric Ayles (1928–1972), English rugby league footballer Gary Ayles (born 1964), British racing car driver [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
8-695: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adam Ayles Adam Ayles (1850 – 4 April 1912) was an Arctic explorer who served under George Nares as the Petty Officer of HMS Alert in the British Arctic Expedition . Ayles was born of an unmarried mother at Marnhull , Dorset. He left school at age twelve and worked on a farm for a few years. He joined the British navy in 1867 and served in fighting in Ethiopia that year. He served on
12-486: The surname Ayles . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayles&oldid=1123408917 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of English origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
16-508: The British Arctic Expedition from 1875 to 1876. He was the one member of the expedition that did not succumb to scurvy , and walked more than 100 miles across the ice to get relief to the others. The Ayles Ice Shelf and Mount Ayles were both named after him. It was noted at the time that he was the only teetotaller on the expedition, and Punch celebrated his achievement in verse: A health to gallant Adam Ayles, Who o'er
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