Harry McNish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry McNish

Scottish carpenter and participant in Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1874

Place of Birth: Port Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1930

Profession: carpenter, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Henry McNish (11 September 1874—24 September 1930), often referred to as Harry McNeish or by the nickname Chippy, was the carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917.
He was responsible for much of the work that ensured the crew's survival after their ship, the Endurance, was destroyed when it became trapped in pack ice in the Weddell Sea.
He modified the small boat, James Caird, that allowed Shackleton and five men (including McNish) to make a voyage of hundreds of miles to fetch help for the rest of the crew. After the expedition he returned to work in the Merchant Navy and eventually emigrated to New Zealand, where he worked on the docks in Wellington until poor health forced his retirement.
He died destitute in the Ohiro Benevolent Home in Wellington.



Alternative names	James Francis Hurley
Description	Australian explorer, photographer, war photographer, photojournalist, cinematographer and film director
Date of birth/death	15 October 1885	16 January 1962 / 16 February 1962
Location of birth/death	Glebe	Sydney
Work period	1908–
Authority control	: Q958587 VIAF: 34613489 ISNI: 0000 0001 2127 5183 ULAN: 500123793 LCCN: n85052816 NLA: 35215102 WorldCat