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List of members of the Australasian Antarctic expedition

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The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, under the leadership of Douglas Mawson, left Hobart, Tasmania, on 2 December 1911 in SY Aurora. Members of the expedition were organised into three parties, two in bases established on the Antarctic mainland and the third on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. The Main Party base, under Mawson, was established at Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay, at 67°0'S, 142°40'E. A Far Western party, under Frank Wild, was based on the Shackleton Ice Shelf, at 66°0'S, 100°E. The Macquarie Island base under George Ainsworth, as well as carrying out meteorological and other observations, acted as a wireless relay station connecting the Antarctic to Hobart.

Aurora, moored in Commonwealth Bay

Aurora, the expedition's ship, conducted a series of oceanographic surveys as part of the expedition and was captained by John King Davis, who also acted as the expedition's second-in-command.

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Main Base

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[FOOTNOTEMawson2008514–521-1] [1]
Mawson 2008, pp. 514–521.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Denison-2] [2]
Expedition personnel, Denison.

[FOOTNOTERiffenburgh2009149-3] [3]
Riffenburgh 2009, p. 149.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Bage-4] [4]
Expedition personnel, Bage.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Bickerton-5] [5]
Expedition personnel, Bickerton.

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008516-6] [6]
Mawson 2008, p. 516.

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008517-7] [7]
Mawson 2008, p. 517.

[FOOTNOTERiffenburgh2009146-8] [8]
Riffenburgh 2009, p. 146.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Denison(Hurley)-9] [9]
Expedition personnel, Denison, p. (Hurley).

[FOOTNOTERiffenburgh2009179-10] [10]
Riffenburgh 2009, p. 179.

[FOOTNOTECansdale_19_October_2018-11] [11]
Cansdale 19 October 2018.

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008519-12] [12]
Mawson 2008, p. 519.

[FOOTNOTEJacka1986-13] [13]
Jacka 1986.

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008520-14] [14]
Mawson 2008, p. 520.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Webb-15] [15]
Expedition personnel, Webb.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Western_Party-16] [16]
Expedition personnel, Western Party.

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008518-17] [17]
Mawson 2008, p. 518.

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Western_Party(Moyes)-18] [18]
Expedition personnel, Western Party, p. (Moyes).

[FOOTNOTEExpedition_personnel,_Western_Party(Wild)-19] [19]
Expedition personnel, Western Party, p. (Wild).

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008514-20] [20]
Mawson 2008, p. 514.

[FOOTNOTEMawson2008515-21] [21]
Mawson 2008, p. 515.

[FOOTNOTEBéchervaise1986-22] [22]
Béchervaise 1986.

[FOOTNOTEAurora_officers(Fletcher)-23] [23]
Aurora officers, p. (Fletcher).

[FOOTNOTEAurora_officers(Gillies)-24] [24]
Aurora officers, p. (Gillies).

[FOOTNOTEAurora_officers(de_la_Motte)-25] [25]
Aurora officers, p. (de la Motte).

[FOOTNOTEAurora_crew_1911–14-26] [26]
Aurora crew 1911–14.

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Name^[1]^[2]	Age^[1]	Role^[1]	Notes
Edward Frederick Robert (Bob) Bage	23	Astronomer, assistant magnetician, recorder of tides.	Member of party that remained for second winter, 1913^[3] Bage served with the Royal Australian Engineers in the First World War, and died at Gallipoli on 7 May 1915.^[4]
Francis Howard Bickerton	22	Engineer, and motor expert, in charge of air-tractor sledge	Member of party that remained for second winter, 1913^[3] Bickerton was selected for Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition as motor engineer, but on the outbreak of war in August 1914 he joined the British army, serving in the Royal Flying Corps.^[5]
John Close	40	General duties; assistant collector, member of several sledging parties
Percy Correll	19	Mechanic, assistant physicist. Member of Eastern coastal sledging party	Acted as photographer on Aurora's final cruise, 1913–14^[6]
Walter Henry Hannam	26	Wireless telegraphist, assistant magnetician	Left base February 1913, replaced by Sidney Jeffryes^[7]^[8]
Alfred Hodgeman	26	Cartographer, sketch artist, assistant meteorologist	Member of party that remained for second winter, 1913^[3]
John George Hunter	23	Biologist	Acted as biologist on Aurora's final cruise, 1913–14^[7]
John Francis (Frank) Hurley	24	Official photographer and cinephotographer	Hurley was the official photographer accompanying Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–16, and returned to Antarctica in 1930 with the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE).^[9]
Sidney Jeffryes	27	Wireless operator, replacement for Walter Hannam	Joined base February 1913.^[8] Suffered mental breakdown; after the expedition he was confined to an asylum in Ararat, Victoria.^[10] Died 1942.^[11]
Charles Francis Laseron	25	Taxidermist, biological collector. Participated in several sledging journeys
Cecil Thomas Madigan	22	Meteorologist, in charge of dogs during second season	Member of party that remained for second winter, 1913^[3]
Douglas Mawson	30	Geologist, expedition leader	Only survivor of party of three sledging to east of base, 1912–13, Ninnis and Mertz having died.^[12] Mawson returned to the Antarctic in 1929 and 1931 as leader of BANZARE.^[13]
Archibald Lang McLean	26	Chief medical officer, bacteriologist	Member of party that remained for second winter, 1913.^[3] Editor of "Adelie Blizzard" (expedition publication) during second season^[12]
Xavier Mertz	28	With Ninnis, in charge of Greenland dogs	Died 7 January 1913 during sledging journey^[12]
Herbert Dyce Murphy	32	In charge of expedition stores	Had been designated leader of a third Antarctic base that was not established.^[12]
Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis	23	With Mertz, in charge of Greenland dogs	Died 14 December 1912, falling into a crevasse during sledging journey^[14]
Frank Leslie Stillwell	23	Geologist
Eric Webb	22	Chief magnetician	Webb was the last survivor of the expedition, dying on 23 January 1984, aged 94.^[15]
Leslie Hatton Whetter	29	Surgeon

Name^[1]^[16]	Age^[1]	Role^[1]	Notes
Charles Dovers	21	Cartographer	Member of western sledging journey that reached Gaussberg.^[6]
Charles Harrisson	43	Biologist and Artist	Accompanied Wild on eastern sledging journey.^[7]
Charles Hoadley	24	Geologist	Member of western sledging journey that reached Gaussberg.^[7]
Sydney Evan Jones	24	Medical officer	Member of western sledging journey that reached Gaussberg.^[17]
Alexander Lorimer Kennedy	22	Magnetician and assistant cartographer	Accompanied Wild on eastern sledging journey.^[17]
Morton Henry Moyes	25	Meteorologist	Remained at base during the main sledging journeys.^[12] In 1916, Moyes acted as navigator on Aurora during the rescue of the marooned Ross Sea party at the end of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Moyes also participated in BANZARE in 1929–30.^[18]
Andrew Douglas Watson	24	Geologist	Accompanied Wild on eastern sledging journey.^[14]
John Robert Francis (Frank) Wild	38	Leader of Western party.	Veteran of the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the Nimrod Expedition, 1907–09, Wild was a member of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–16 and led the Elephant Island group. He was second-in-command of Shackleton's final expedition in the Quest, 1921–22, and acted as its leader after Shackleton's death in January 1922.^[19]

Name^[1]	Age^[1]	Role^[1]	Notes
George Ainsworth	30	Leader, meteorologist	Visited Antarctica during the final cruise of the Aurora, 1913–14.^[20]
Leslie Blake	21	Cartographer and geologist	Visited Antarctica during the final cruise of the Aurora, 1913–14.^[21]
Harold Hamilton	26	Biologist	Visited Antarctica during the final cruise of the Aurora, 1913–14.^[7]
Charles Sandell	25	Wireless operator and mechanic	Visited Antarctica during the final cruise of the Aurora, 1913–14.^[14]
Arthur Sawyer	26	Wireless operator	Left expedition in August 1913 due to illness.^[14]

Name^[1]	Age^[1]	Role^[1]	Notes
John Hamilton Blair	24	Chief officer, final Antarctic voyage
John King Davis	28	Master of Aurora and second-in-command of the expedition	Davis had been chief officer, and later captain, of Nimrod during Shackleton's 1907–09 expedition. In 1916 he captained Aurora again, during the Ross Sea party rescue mission. In 1929–30 he captained Discovery during the first BANZARE year.^[22]
Frank D. Fletcher		Chief officer, second and third Aurora voyages, replacing Toutcher.^[23]
F. J. Gillies	35	Chief engineer	In 1916 Gillies served as chief engineer of Aurora during the Ross Sea party rescue mission.^[24]
Percival Gray	22	Second and navigating officer
Clarence Petersen de la Motte	19	Third officer	In 1916, served as Aurora's first officer during the Ross Sea party rescue mission.^[25]
Norman Toutcher		Chief officer, first Antarctic voyage, succeeded by Fletcher.^[23]

List_of_members_of_the_Australasian_Antarctic_expedition

List of members of the Australasian Antarctic expedition

Land parties

Main Base

Western Base

Macquarie Island

Aurora

Officers

Crew

Others

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