Who
was He?
Antarctic Explorer.
Date and Place
of Birth:
15th
February 1874, Kilkee, County Kildare, Ireland.
Family Background: Tenth
chold and second son of Henry Shackleton. Originally
from Yorkshire he moved to Dublin to become a
farmer after being declared not fit enough to
join the Army.
Education: Dulwich
College and then apprenticed in the Merchant Navy.
Chronology:
Marriage: 9th
April 1904 to Emily Dorman.
Places of Interest:
Date and Place
of Death:
5th January 1922, Grytviken, South Georgia Island,
South Atlantic.
Age at Death:
48.
Site of Grave:
South Georgia Island Cemetery, South Georgia,
South Atlantic.
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