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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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.
Other Subjects
Abraham Seely
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Insp.-Gen. Belgrave Ninnis, CVO, MD, FSA, RN
Chief Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1898-1911. Knight Justice in the Order of St John. Inspector-General Belgrave Ninnis was a Royal Navy surgeo...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Exploring, Medicine
1 memorial
Edwd. Genge
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
George Thompson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Captain John Smith
Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...
2 memorials
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