From The Hindu Archives, April 1, 1926: Royal geographical society

Rugby, March 31: Several prominent British explorers have been awarded medals with the approval of the King by Royal Geographical society.

These include Col. Norton, who has received the Founder’s Medal for his leadership of the Mount Everest expedition in 1924 and his ascent to 28,100 feet and Professor Sir Edgeworth David for his work on Fanafuti Attoll and his leadership of the first ascent of Mount Erebus and of the party which first visited the South Magnetic Pole.

Other awards and grants are given to Dr. John Ball for his desert surveys in Egypt, to Mr. Frank Debenham for scientific exploration of Antarctic to Afraz, Mr. Gul for his surveys in Central Asia and Mr. Hunza, to Major Kenneth Masen to assist his future exploration of Himalayas, to Dr. Gordon Thompson for his journey on Tibetan and Mongolian borders of China.