Endurance (1912 Ship) - Crew

Crew

The crew of the Endurance in its final voyage was made up of the 28 men listed below:

  • Sir Ernest Shackleton, Leader
  • Frank Wild, Second-in-Command
  • Frank Worsley, Captain
  • Lionel Greenstreet, First Officer
  • Tom Crean, Second Officer
  • Alfred Cheetham, Third Officer
  • Hubert Hudson, Navigator
  • Louis Rickinson, Engineer
  • Alexander Kerr, Engineer
  • Alexander Macklin, Surgeon
  • James McIlroy, Surgeon
  • Sir James Wordie, Geologist
  • Leonard Hussey, Meteorologist
  • Reginald James, Physicist
  • Robert Clark, Biologist
  • Frank Hurley, Photographer
  • George Marston, Artist
  • Thomas Orde-Lees, Motor Expert and Storekeeper
  • Harry "Chippy" McNish, Carpenter
  • Charles Green, Cook
  • Walter How, Able Seaman
  • William Bakewell, Able Seaman
  • Timothy McCarthy, Able Seaman
  • Thomas McLeod, Able Seaman
  • John Vincent, Boatswain
  • Ernest Holness, Stoker
  • William Stephenson, Stoker
  • Perce Blackborrow, Steward

Blackborrow was originally refused a post aboard the vessel due to his young age and inexperience and decided to stow away, helped to sneak aboard by William Bakewell, a friend of his, and Walter How. By the time he was found, the expedition was far enough out that Shackleton had no choice but to make him a steward. Blackborrow eventually proved his worth, earning the Bronze Polar Medal, and the honour of becoming the first human being ever to set foot on Elephant Island. His name is also the matter of some debate—it is sometimes spelled Percy, or Blackboro, or in other ways.

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