Shackleton's Funeral

[clanchief]

I read in last week's Orcadian Newspaper that Shackleton's coffin was carried by 6 Shetlanders when he was buried in South Georgia in 1922.

 

Does anyone know the names of the pall bearers?

[ewenutz]

theres some info on this page thats quite interesting

 

http://www.antarctic-circle.org/llag.shackleton.htm

[clanchief]

theres some info on this page thats quite interesting

 

http://www.antarctic-circle.org/llag.shackleton.htm

 

Thanks for the response, there is some interesting info on that site.

 

I found a photo of the Funeral group on the Shetland Museum web site:

 

www.shetland-museum.org.uk/collections/maritime/antartic-whaling.htm

 

The Shetlanders names were:

 

Willie Sandison

Geordie Manson

Magnus Leask

John Byrne

Jeemie Brown

James Leask

[Rasmie]

There was a Byrne man from Lerwick. Ian Byrne's grandfather? I think his daughter married Nick Carter, had the sweetie shop on the hillhead.

[earlofzetland]

Were these people part of the crew on Shackleton's last voyage or just stationed in South Georgia?

[Heimdal]

I seem to remember an article in Shetland Life ?, entitled 'Shackleton's Shetlanders', some time back though.

[clanchief]

Were these people part of the crew on Shackleton's last voyage or just stationed in South Georgia?

 

It appears that they were workers based in South Georgia

[earlofzetland]

That’s strange. I believe Shackleton’s ship was taking his body back to England when they received a message from his wife requesting he be buried in South Georgia. I wonder why none of the crew of his ship were pall bearers.

[vailron]

i believe that the pall bearers were all whalers working at the whaling stations on s. georgia

 

http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/collections/maritime/antarctic_whaling.htm

[japottinger]

Would that be the same Magnie Leask that had the croft at South Setter Gulberwick.

In the first few months I was at the Lerwick Central I lodged with them before going to stay with my aunt at Scalloway.

Oddly enough I never heard him mentioned it. They milked about a dozen cows, and son Alastair used to run in to Lerwick every morning with the milk.

[EM]

Would that be the same Magnie Leask that had the croft at South Setter Gulberwick.

I think the pallbearer Magnus Leask's lineage is here, and I think the James Leask pallbearer is his brother. The pallbearer Magnus is buried in Gulberwick so it would look likely.

[japottinger]

Just remembered, was there not a son who was on the Royal Mails ship Magdalena which went ashore at South Anmerica on her maiden trip

[japottinger]

Re my post re Magdalena, I remember now, it was when the later ship Magdalena was standed on her maiden voyage that they recalled that was the name of the ship that their other son served on when he was lost in WWII.

[brunalf]

yes magnie leask and his brother were poll barers,magnie bought setter with the help of jas pottinger from asta.magnies sons mackie died at 16 torpedoed in the north atlantic alister and norman died a few years ago,the only surviveing son is now in viewfurt.magnie and his brother were on a norwegian boat i think but i'm not sure why they were chosen for this job.

[Para Handy]

try

http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=advanced&s=gallery&key=XYToxOntzOjExOiJERVNDUklQVElPTiI7czoxMDoiU2hhY2tsZXRvbiI7fQ==