Funeral of Sir Ernest Shackleton

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Funeral of Sir Ernest Shackleton

1922

Funeral of Sir Ernest Shackleton at South Georgia. He died of a heart attack, on 5 January 1922 whilst on his way to the Antarctic. Pall bearers; Willie Sandison, Geordie Manson, Magnus Leask, John Byrne, Jeemie Brown, James Leask, were all Shetlanders. It was planned for Shackleton's body to be shipped back to the UK. However after their departure, his widow sent word that at his own earlier request he was to be buried as far south as possible. The ship returned to South Georgia, and he was buried at Grytviken. (The Master of the ship conveying Shackleton, S.S. Woodville, was also a Shetlander - Captain Laurence Leask (1876-1937, from Shurton, Gulberwick); he attended funeral).

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