Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and located the South magnetic pole during his voyage of 1907-1909. Died of a heart attach on a voyage to the South Atlantic on his ship Quest moored in South Georgia.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Hay's Wharf - riverside
Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...
Shackleton statue
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...
Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
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Henry Robertson Bowers
One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Lieutenant in the Navy. Nicknamed Birdie due to his beak-like nose.
3 memorials
William Jerry
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Thomas Armitage
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Henry Lloyd
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John S. Peddie
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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