Frank Worsley
New Zealand sailor and explorer (1872-1943) · New Zealand · Historical Figures · Died at 70
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Something wrong?Frank Arthur Worsley was a New Zealand sailor and explorer who served on Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1916, as captain of Endurance. He also served in the Royal Navy Reserve during the First World War.
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Worsley as a child
Endurance in full sail, c. 1915
Worsley alongside a large pressure ridge on the ice, August 1915
Launching the James Caird from the shore of Elephant Island, 24 April 1916
Worsley, in the uniform of a lieutenant commander of the Royal Naval Reserve, 1917
Quest passing through Tower Bridge, London
Worsley in 1940-1941, possibly aboard the DalriadaAwards
About this person
Country
New Zealand
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1943 · aged 70
Historical Figures from New Zealand 6
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