Who was Ernest Shackleton?
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/Biography of Sir Ernest Shackleton:
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.
