List of personnel of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
- List of personnel of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was an ill-fated attempt to cross the Antarctic continent led by Ernest Shackleton. The personnel were divided into two groups: the Weddell Sea party which consisting of the men who would attempt the crossing and their support, and the Ross Sea party whose job it was to lay stores on the far side of the Pole for the members of the Weddell Sea party who would make the crossing. Both arms of the expedition had a final complement of 28 men. The Weddell Sea party's ship "Endurance" was crushed in pack ice and the crossing attempt was never made. All the Weddell Sea party were rescued, but several members of the Ross Sea party perished after their support ship "Aurora" broke free from its mooring and drifted, leaving the shore party stranded.
Names and dates of birth are included where known. After "Endurance" was lost, the Weddell Sea party spent some months camped on the ice before making for Elephant Island in the three lifeboats salvaged from the vessel, the "James Caird", the "Dudley Docker" and the "Stancomb Wills". The boat each man was assigned to for the crossing is listed.
Weddell Sea party
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References
*cite book|title=Endurance|first=Caroline|last=Alexander|publisher=Bloomsbury|date=1998|location=London|id=ISBN 074754123X
*cite book|last=Shackleton|first=Ernest|title="South: The story of Shackleton's 1914–17 expedition"|date=1919|publisher=Project Gutenberg|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5199
*cite book|title=The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party|first=Kelly|last=Tyler-Lewis|publisher=Bloomsbury|date=2006|location=London|id=ISBN 9780747579724
*cite book|title=Shackleton's Boat Journey|last=Worsley|first=Frank A.|origdate=1933|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|date=1998
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