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
Henry F. Collins
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Amelia Edwards
Egyptologist, novelist, journalist, traveller. Born Colebrook Row, Islington. First visited Egypt in 1873 and co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1882. Never married and bequeathed her collect...
1 memorial
Richard Francis Burton
Explorer. Born Devon. He and his wife Isabel, have a very unusual tomb at St Mary Magdalen, Worple Road, Mortlake.
1 memorial
Thomas McConvey
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Robert Sinclair
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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