Sir Ernest Shackleton
Born February 15, 1874, Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland · Died January 5, 1922, Grytviken, South Georgia · Navy Lodge No. 2612, London (UGLE)
Antarctic explorer, initiated in the Navy Lodge in London weeks before sailing south with Scott.
We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.
Antarctic explorer, initiated in the Navy Lodge in London weeks before sailing south with Scott.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/shackleton_e/shackleton_e.html (citing The Navy Lodge No. 2612 history, 2004)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernest_Shackleton_before_1909.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
February 15, 1874
Born — Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
1901
Age 27
Joined the Discovery expedition
July 9, 1901
Age 27
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Navy Lodge No. 2612, London (UGLE)
1907
Age 33
Led the Nimrod expedition
1909
Age 35
Knighted
1914
Age 40
Led the Endurance expedition
May 1916
Age 42
Reached South Georgia after the James Caird voyage
January 5, 1922
Age 47
Died — Grytviken, South Georgia
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Unknown
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason
George Charles Beresford / Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source