Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Shackleton's Crew




Name
Position
Nickname
Birthplace
other?
Bakewell, William
Able Seaman
Billy, Bakie
United States
(posed as a Canadian to get a job on the ship)
helped Blackborrow stow away
Blackborrow, Percy
Steward
Blackie
Wales
the stowaway
Cheetham, Alfred
Third Officer
Alf
England
three trips into Antartica
Clark, Robert
Biologist
Bob
Scotland

Crean, Thomas
Second Officer
Tom, Irish Giant
Ireland
tall and tough as an oak
Green, Charles
Cook

England
son of a master baker
Greenstreet, Lionel
First Officer
Horace
England
joined the expedition just 24 hours before they left England
Holness, Ernest
Fireman
Holie
England
said to be "most loyal"
How, Walter
Able Seaman
Hownow
England
amateur artist
Hudson, Hubert
Navigating officer
Buddha
England
best penguin-catcher
Hurley, Frank
Photographer
The Prince
Australia

Hussey, Leonard
Meteorologist (banjo player)
Uzbird
England
had been an archeologist
James, Reginald
Physicist
Jimmy
 England
"Gentle Jimmy"
Kerr, A. J.
Second Engineer
Krasky
Scotland
  A reticent man in his early 20s
Macklin, Dr. Alexander
Surgeon
Mack
England
also in charge of the dogs
Marston, George
Artist
Putty
England
best voice
McCarthy, Timothy
Able Seaman
Tim
Ireland
"irrepressable [sic] optimist"
McIlroy, Dr. James
Surgeon
Mickey
England
also in charge of the dogs
McLeod, Thomas
Able Seaman
Stornoway
Scotland
had already been to Antarctica twice
McNeish, Harry
Carpenter
Chips, Chippy
Scotland
oldest, the cat was his
Orde-Lees, Thomas
Motor Expert
Colonel, Old Lady
England
in charge of motor sledges
Rickinson, Louis
Chief Engineer
Rickey
England
hated the cold
Shackleton, Sir Ernest   

More in-depth information at
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000097.htm 
Leader
Boss
Ireland
said "Optimism is true moral courage,"
Stevenson, William
Fireman
Steve
England
senior stoke-- kept engine fires going
Vincent, John
Able Seaman
Bosun
England
physically strongest
Wild, Frank
Second-in-Command

Frankie
England
with Shackleton on all his expeditions
Wordie, James
Geologist
Jock
Scotland
popular with the crew
Worsley, Frank
Ship’s Captain
Skipper, Wuzzles
New Zealand
great navigator
            Thanks to Shacklton's Stowaway and Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World and 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/1914/team.html#orde-lees

If you'd like to learn more about the expedition, here are some sites to explore:

WebQuest Assignment

 And here's another part of the story:  the story of the part of the expedition on the other side of Antarctica.  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/1914/lostmen.html

Members of the Ross Sea Party -- on The Aurora 

Ross Sea Party Who's Who