John King Davis

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John King Davis was a prominent early 20th-century Antarctic navigator and explorer who served as a key ship’s captain on several major Australian-led polar expeditions.

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instanceOf Antarctic explorer
navigator
person
ship captain
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Polar Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1884-02-19
birthPlace Kew, Surrey, England NERFINISHED
captained Aurora NERFINISHED
Discovery NERFINISHED
Nimrod NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
deathDate 1967-05-08
era early 20th century
familyName Davis NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Antarctic exploration
fullName John King Davis NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasNotableActivity navigation in polar seas
support of Australian-led Antarctic science
languageSpoken English
militaryService Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
nationality Australian
British
notableFor commanding ships on early 20th-century Australian Antarctic expeditions
notableWork leadership of Antarctic ship operations for Douglas Mawson’s expeditions
occupation explorer
navigator
sea captain
participatedIn Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914 NERFINISHED
Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914 relief voyages NERFINISHED
British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909 NERFINISHED
British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition NERFINISHED
Nimrod Expedition NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commonwealth Director of Navigation NERFINISHED
Deputy Controller of Shipping (Australia) NERFINISHED
residence Australia
role ship’s captain on Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914
ship’s captain on BANZARE
workedWith Douglas Mawson NERFINISHED
Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED

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