When the first three sailors who died on the voyage were exhumed in the 1980s they were in coffins with name plates and remarkably well
preserved. They had even been autopsied by ship’s doctors.
The soldering used in the early style metal cans were thought to have
contributed to slow lead poisoning and weakening of the expedition
members.
Yes!
I can still remember as a kid being intrigued and horrified by the photos and descriptions of the poor men’s deaths.