# South! — Character guide

> Key figures in South! by Ernest Shackleton.

- [Aeneas Mackintosh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/aeneas_mackintosh.md): Captain of the Aurora and leader of the Ross Sea party, stranded on the ice.
- [Frank Worsley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/frank_worsley.md): Captain of the Endurance, navigated the lifeboat journey to South Georgia.
- [Ernest E. Joyce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/ernest_joyce.md): Veteran Antarctic explorer and key depot-layer for the Ross Sea party.
- [Frank Wild](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/frank_wild.md): Second-in-command on the Endurance, led the Elephant Island camp.
- [Spencer-Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/spencer_smith.md): Chaplain and photographer for the Ross Sea party, died on the trail.
- [James Caird](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/james_caird.md): Donor of the lifeboat used in Shackleton's epic rescue journey.
- [Hayward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/hayward.md): Ross Sea party member who perished with Mackintosh on the ice.
- [Tom Crean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/tom_crean.md): Irish seaman and key member of the boat journey across South Georgia.
- [Lionel Stenhouse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/lionel_stenhouse.md): Commander of the Aurora after Mackintosh's disappearance.
- [Richards](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/richards.md): Ross Sea party member who helped lay depots and survived the ordeal.
- [James Hurley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/james_hurley.md): Official photographer who documented the expedition and saved his films.
- [Hooke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/hooke.md): Ross Sea party member who assisted with depot-laying.
- [Robert Falcon Scott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/robert_falcon_scott.md): Earlier Antarctic explorer whose tragic expedition is referenced.
- [Hussey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/hussey.md): Meteorologist and banjo player who boosted morale on the ice.
- [Sorlle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/sorlle.md): Norwegian whaling station manager who helped rescue Shackleton.
- [Robert S. Clark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/robert_clark.md): Biologist who studied marine life during the expedition.
- [Marston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/marston.md): Artist and member of the Endurance crew, stranded on Elephant Island.
- [Gaze](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/gaze.md): Ross Sea party member who helped lay depots.
- [Stevens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/stevens.md): Ross Sea party member and scientist on the Aurora.
- [Macklin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/macklin.md): Ship's doctor who amputated Blackborrow's frostbitten toes.
- [Blackborrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/blackborrow.md): Stowaway and youngest crew member, suffered severe frostbite.
- [Cope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/cope.md): Biologist who assisted with scientific work on the expedition.
- [Ernest Shackleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/ernest_shackleton.md): Leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, saved all his men.
- [Wordie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/wordie.md): Geologist who studied glaciology and ice formations.
- [McIlroy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/mcilroy.md): Ship's surgeon who performed emergency medical procedures.
- [Vincent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/vincent.md): Able seaman on the Endurance, part of the boat journey.
- [Hudson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/hudson.md): Navigator on the Endurance, suffered during the boat journey.
- [Lees](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/lees.md): Ross Sea party member who assisted with depot-laying.
- [McCarthy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/mccarthy.md): Able seaman who helped sail the James Caird to South Georgia.
- [McNeish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/mcneish.md): Carpenter who modified the lifeboat for the rescue journey.
- [William S. Bruce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/william_bruce.md): Scottish explorer whose earlier Antarctic plans are referenced.
- [Pinkey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/pinkey.md): Ross Sea party member who served on the Aurora.
- [John K. Davis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/john_davis.md): Captain of the relief ship that rescued the Ross Sea party.
- [James Allen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/james_allen.md): Ross Sea party member who helped with depot-laying.
- [Ninnis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/ninnis.md): Member of Shackleton's earlier Nimrod expedition, died on the ice.
- [Cheetham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/cheetham.md): Able seaman on the Endurance, veteran of several Antarctic voyages.
- [Markham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/markham.md): Polar explorer referenced in the context of Antarctic history.
- [Mill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/mill.md): Biographer and historian of Antarctic exploration.
- [Roald Amundsen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/roald_amundsen.md): Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole first.
- [David](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/david.md): Geologist who led the first ascent of Mount Erebus.
- [Filchner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/filchner.md): German explorer who discovered the Filchner Ice Shelf.
- [Mauger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/mauger.md): Ross Sea party member who served on the Aurora.
- [Leonard Tripp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/leonard_tripp.md): New Zealand supporter who assisted with expedition logistics.
- [Allan McDonald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/allan_mcdonald.md): Whaling station manager who aided Shackleton's rescue.
- [Mossmann](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/south_se/characters/mossmann.md): Ross Sea party member who assisted with scientific work.

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