Harry McNish - Wikipedia
Henry McNish (11 September 1874 – 24 September 1930), often referred to as Harry McNish or by the nickname Chippy, was the carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917.
Harry McNish: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland
Harry McNish (sometimes spelled McNeish) lived from 11 September 1874 to 24 September 1930. He was the carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 to 1917. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Scientist of the Day - Harry McNish - The Linda Hall Library
2023年9月11日 · Harry McNish, a Scottish ship's carpenter, was born Sept. 11, 1874, in Port Glasgow, Scotland. McNish (sometimes spelled McNeish) was chosen by Ernest Shackleton to be the carpenter aboard the Endurance on the British Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-16.
'Chippy' Scottish carpenter never got the recognition he deserved
2023年9月24日 · Harry McNish helped to save the crew of the Endurance (Image: NQ) HE was one of the bravest Scots of the 20th century, but never received true recognition for his undoubted heroism, possibly because he was a working-class carpenter and socialist who died destitute in …
The Greenockian: Harry McNish, Port Glasgow Hero - Blogger
There's a small island, off the coast of South Georgia in the Antarctic that's named after a Port Glasgow man. It's McNish Island honouring Harry McNish (formerly written as McNeish) who was a carpenter on Shackleton's Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1916.
McNish, Henry - Scott Polar Research Institute
Harry McNish was born in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, the third of eleven children. Little is known of his early life other than that he held strong socialist views, was a member of the United Free Church of Scotland, and detested the use of foul language.
Henry McNish (1866-1930) Biographical notes - Cool Antarctica
He may be referred to as Henry or Harry. McNish was one of the oldest members of the expedition, a Scot of whom Shackleton wrote was "the only man I'm not dead certain of".
Fresh Polar Medal appeal for Scots carpenter denied honour by …
2022年2月20日 · Harry 'Chippy' McNish (left),the carpenter on the Endurance during Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition, was one of four crew members who did not receive the Polar Medal...
Long Read: The heroic story of Harry McNish and Shackleton's
HARRY MCNISH was the Scottish carpenter who served on the Endurance, the ship that carried Shackleton and his crew in his attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea by way of the South Pole from 1914-1917.
Mrs Chippy - Wikipedia
Mrs Chippy, a tiger-striped tabby, was taken on board the ship used by the expedition's Weddell Sea party, Endurance, as a ship's cat by carpenter and master shipwright Harry "Chippy" McNish ("Chippy" being a colloquial British term for a carpenter). [2]