THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION

Otago Witness, Issue 3149, 22 July 1914, Page 39 (Supplement)

THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION

SOME OF THE PERSONNEL. (Faun (Ini Own Correspondent.) LONDON, May 8. The sum of £IO,OOO is still needed to coin plete the equipment of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition which is to solve the gn at problems of whether the Victoria chain of mountains, which has been traced from the Ross Sea to the Pole, extends across the continent, and thus links up, excepting for the ocean break, with the Andes, and whether the great plateau around the Pole drops gradually towards the Weddell Sea.

Among the personnel of the expedition , already appointed are:— Frank Wild (second in command), who was one of the southern party in the last Shackleton Expedition; George Marston (in charge of the clothing and general equipment and of the secton dealing with meteorology). He was a member of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-9 Ernest Joyce (trained seaman and in 1 charge of the dogs). He accompanied both the National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-4. and Shackleton’s last exped tion. Lieutenant Aeneas Mackintosh, R.N.R.. certified master marin r ( n charge of the chronometers and mcteorlogical instruments). Another member of the Shackleton Expcdi-

, tion of 1907-9, and met with a serious accident. Alfred Cheetham, third officer and boatswain (in charge of ship’s stores). Was one of the relief party of the Discovery, 1904, and served on the Nimrod, 1907-9. Tom Crcan, first-class petty officer, who was awarded the Albert Modal for saving the life of Commander Evans on the return of the supporting party of Captain Scott’s 1 southern journey. Captain Ordo Lees, Royal Marines, an expert of motor matters, and head of the physical training school of the Royal Marines Lieutenant Courtney Brooklehurst, 11th Hussars, will bo one of the shore party at a base.

Lieutenant Dobbs, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, will bo assistant in charge of the dogs. Sir Phiijp Lee Brocklehurst, Bart., made the first ascent of Mount Erebus. Sir Ernest Shackleton has not yet filled Captain Davis’s place, but he says ho has several p( opie to choose from. The geologists, biologists, and meteorologists for the transcontinental party and for both bases are also in course of selection. The Endurance is expected at the London docks toward the end of this month, and on July 1 one hundred of the finest dogs of Arctic Canada will arrive, and in all probability remain at the Zoological Gardens, where the public will have every opportunity

to inspect them The sleeping bags and a man hauling sleogc will await Sir Ernest’* arrival in Norway. The Weddell Sea ship, with all member* of the expedition operating from that base, will leave Buenos Aires to land in Nov..mber in latitude 78dcg south. In all, 14 men will be landed by the Endurance on the Weddell Sea. Six will try to cross the Pole, three will go westwards, three eastwards, and two will remain at the base carrying on the work already outlined. The Aurora, which has been bought from Dr Mawson, will land six men at the Ross Se* base, and in add'tion to mikng observation* they will inarch south to assist the transcontinental party.