The story of Scouts Marr & Mooney of the Shackleton-Rowett expedition to the Antarctic 1921-22
Much has been written about my grandfather Ernest Shackleton and his expeditions; but the story of the two Scouts he took on his final expedition ‘Quest’ is less well known. This excellent book aims to address this in a timely manner, for Shackleton’s death in …
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Norman Mooney was officially appointed as cabin boy on board Quest on the 16th September 1921, the day before Quest left London, he signed a formal legal eight-page agreement (stamped sixpence) with Sir Ernest Shackleton. Mooney signed to say he would be subject to the …
Read MoreSo, when Shackleton decided to venture off again in 1921 it was no surprise that he might once again choose to take a young person, or two, on the voyage to develop their character. As for the voyage itself, initially the plan was to head …
Read MoreWhat were Shackleton’s reasons for taking Scouts on the expedition? Shackleton already had a track record of providing life-changing experiences to young people. Back in 1914 he had previously recruited a young geologist from Glasgow University – James Mann Wordie – from hundreds of applicants …
Read MoreThis, in turn, has brought me to my third idea. With four years to go until the centenary I decided to write a book about Shackleton’s Scouts and donate a percentage of the profits to our Kent Scouts Global Projects fund earmarked for the ReQuest2021 …
Read MoreIntroduction Did you know that two Scouts sailed with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica in 1921? Personally, I first heard the story of Shackleton’s Scouts back in 2013 when I stumbled upon it on “Johnny” Walker’s Scouting Milestones website by chance and was inspired to …
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‘Alan Noake’s Shackleton’s Scouts might best be described as a cleverly – researched and illustrated ‘ working dossier’ celebrating Scouting’s ‘brush’ with one of the greatest figures of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton. The Boss together with his wife, Lady …
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Author Alan Noake has been involved in Scouting since he joined the Lord Mayor’s Own 1st City of London Cub Pack aged 8. He is the Assistant County Commissioner for Global Projects for Kent Scouts. He was inspired by reading an old vintage copy of …
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