Frank Worsley

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Frank Worsley was a New Zealand sailor and explorer best known as the captain of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance and for his crucial role in the survival and rescue of the expedition members.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic explorer
explorer
navigator
person
sailor
burialPlace Claygate NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath lung cancer
commanded Endurance NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
countryOfBirth New Zealand NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1872-02-22
dateOfDeath 1943-02-01
employer British Merchant Navy NERFINISHED
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED
familyName Worsley NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork navigation
polar exploration
gender male
genre exploration literature
givenName Frank NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup European New Zealander NERFINISHED
knownFor contributing to the survival and rescue of Endurance crew
navigating the James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus married
militaryBranch Royal Navy Reserve NERFINISHED
name Frank Worsley NERFINISHED
nationality New Zealander NERFINISHED
notableFor captain of the ship Endurance
role in Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
occupation explorer
merchant navy officer
ship captain
participantIn Endurance expedition NERFINISHED
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED
James Caird voyage NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Akaroa NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Claygate NERFINISHED
receivedAward Distinguished Service Order NERFINISHED
Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Polar Medal NERFINISHED
workedWith Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED
wrote Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure NERFINISHED

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Mount Worsley namedAfter Frank Worsley
Mount Worsley honouree Frank Worsley