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Joseph Stenhouse

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British explorer (1887-1941)

Historical FiguresLived 1887 to 1941 · aged 53
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Commander Joseph Russell Stenhouse, DSO, OBE, DSC, RD, RNR (1887-1941) was a Scottish-born seaman, Royal Navy Officer and Antarctic navigator, who commanded the expedition vessel SY Aurora during her 283-day drift in the ice while on service with the Ross Sea Party component of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial...

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1920Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1918Distinguished Service Order
Polar Medal

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Commander Joseph Russell Stenhouse, DSO, OBE, DSC, RD, RNR (1887-1941) was a Scottish-born seaman, Royal Navy Officer and Antarctic navigator, who commanded the expedition vessel SY Aurora during her 283-day drift in the ice while on service with the Ross Sea Party component of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914-17. After Aurora's escape from the ice he brought her safely to New Zealand, but was thereafter replaced as the vessel's commander. He later served with distinction in the Royal Navy during both World Wars.

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Lived 1887 to 1941 · aged 53
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