THE memory of a Bishopstone teenager killed by a polar bear while on an expedition in Norway will live on in the thousands of pounds donated to good causes in his name.

Seventeen-year-old Horatio Chapple was killed and several others severely injured in the horrifying attack on the island of Svalbard on Friday, August 5.

In just two weeks, people have donated more than £23,000 to a fund set up in his name by his doctor parents, David and Olivia and brothers Titus, 15, and Magnus, 13.

The money will go towards the Jubilee Garden Appeal at Salisbury District Hospital’s spinal unit, where Horatio was a volunteer and where his father is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon.

The project aims to provide an accessible garden for patients in the unit and it is being funded by the Southern Spinal Injuries Trust (SSIT).

Jeremy Major, a trustee at SSIT, said: “We are humbled that the Chapple family has chosen SSIT’s Jubilee Garden Appeal to benefit from donations in Horatio’s memory. People have been incredibly generous which is a reflection of how highly regarded Horatio was.

“The Jubilee Garden will be a wonderful and lasting tribute to this very special young man as well as benefitting patients at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre who have themselves suffered a devastating injury.”

The bear attacked Horatio, a pupil at Eton College who planned to become doctor, as he slept in a tent he was sharing with two other boys while on an expedition run by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES).

The other boys and two expedition leaders who rushed to help them were also injured. All have now been flown back to the UK and are still being treated for their injuries.

Horatio’s parents have this week gone away to spend some time alone with their younger sons to try to come to terms with what has happened.

In a statement released following the attack they said: “Horatio was so excited about his plans to become a doctor.

“He was strong, fearless and kind with an amazing sense of humour and ability to laugh at himself.”

Thousands of tributes have been left by friends, family and well-wishers on a Facebook page and a book of condolence was set up at the hospital.

The funeral will be held at Salisbury Cathedral on Friday, August 26, at 2pm.

An inquest was opened and adjourned on Monday, pending the results of an investigation being carried out by Norwegian authorities.

To donate to the fund set up in Horatio’s memory visit ssit.org.uk.