34. 4/7 Frank WORSLEY - Shackleton's Captain

MISSION get to his Birthplace AKAROA NEW ZEALAND (&back to Kettering England)

There us a bust in the Town of their famous Son.

Frank Arthur Worsley DSO* OBE RD (22 February 1872 – 1 February 1943) was a New Zealand sailor and explorer who served on Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as Captain of the Endurance. He also served in the Royal Navy Reserve during the First World War.

In 1914, he joined the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which aimed to cross the Antarctic continent.

After the expedition's ship Endurance was trapped in pack ice and wrecked, he and the rest of the crew sailed three lifeboats to Elephant Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula. From there, Worsley, Shackleton and four others sailed the 22.5-foot (6.9 m) lifeboat James Caird some 800 miles (1,300 km) across the stormy South Atlantic Ocean, eventually arriving at their intended destination, South Georgia. Worsley's navigation skills were crucial to the safe arrival of the James Caird. Shackleton, Worsley and seaman Tom Crean then hiked and climbed through snow and ice across mountainous South Georgia in a 36-hour march to fetch help from Stromness whaling station. In August, Worsley and Shackleton returned to Elephant Island aboard the Yelcho, a Chilean naval ship, to rescue the remaining members of the expedition, all of whom survived.

In the Spirit of Shackleton this tracker & six others in the series will set out into the world - to keep exploring & pushing out the Boundaries.

Please look up the stories of his expiditions - particularly the Endurance 1914-1917 - an amazing story of human survival, and incredible leadership 

1/7 Sir Ernest Shackleton “the Boss”

2/7 Frank Wild his loyal No 1

3/7 Tom Crean - tough, strong, loyal Irishman

4/7 Frank Worsley - his reliable & accurate Captain

5/7 Leonard Hussey - Surgeon & Meteriologist

6/7 Frank Hurley - Remarkable Kiwi Photographer

7/7 Mrs Chippy - the Ships Cat (met a sad end) 

I hope to travel to Shackleton's Grave in South Georgia (there is a cache there!) in November 2021 and take these TBs with me, & back home again.

Then they can set out into the world

Until then they will accomany me on my travels, alot on a cycle!

THIS IS A CHARITY TB - The Rainy Day Trust is the UK's only charity supporting the home improvement workforce and their families in times of need.