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Charles W. R. Royds - First lieutenant, R.N.

Michael Barne - Second lieutenant, R.N.

Reginald W. Skelton - Lieutenant R.N. Chief engineer and photographer,

Thomas Vere Hodgson - naturalist

Hartley Travers Ferrar - geologist

Louis C. Bernacchi - physicist

Borchgrevink / Southern Cross expedition over wintering in the hut at Cape Adare.

Only member with Antarctic experience on the Discovery expedition. Bernacchi joined the Discovery at New Zealand as a late replacement for the previous physicist who had left on grounds of ill health.

Ernest H. Shackleton - third lieutenant in charge of holds, stores, provisions and deep sea water analysis.

expedition leader Nimrod 1907-09
expedition leader Endurance 1914-17
expedition leader Quest 1920-21

George F. A. Mulock - third lieutenant in charge of holds, stores, provisions and deep sea water analysis.

Replacement for Shackleton in 1903, reached Antarctica on the Morning from New Zealand.

Edgar Evans - Petty officer, 2nd class, R.N.
petty officer Terra Nova 1910-13

David S. Allan (31) - Petty officer, 1st class, R.N.

Smythe had been demoted to able seaman at Christchurch after going awol (absent without leave) from the ship. He was re-instated to petty officer after the season on Scott's recommendation.

Invalided and returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903.

general storeman, dogs, sledges, zoological collections Nimrod 1907-09

Joined the Discovery at Cape of Good Hope.

Page returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903

Plumley joined the Discovery at Cape Town

The "donkeyman" is the crew member whose job is to deal with the operation and maintenance of any and all assorted machinery other than the main ship's engines. Hubert returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903

Invalided off the ship at Port Chalmers N.Z. before reaching Antarctica

Duncan returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903

Discharged at Port Chalmers, N.Z. by "mutual consent" (a less severe form of dismissal)  and replaced by Brett.

Joined the ship at Port Chalmers, N.Z. as a replacement for Roper, was returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903.

Discharged at Port Chalmers, N.Z. by "mutual consent" ( a less severe form of dismissal)  and replaced by Hare.

Scott (not the leader of the expedition) joined the Discovery at Cape Town

Joined the ship at Port Chalmers, N.Z. as a replacement for Dowsett, was returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903 and re-engaged on June 8th 1904 for the voyage home to England.

Hare was a part of the group that tried to return to the Discovery after getting caught in a blizzard and led to Vince losing his life. He fell asleep and lay covered by snow for around thirty-six hours. Despite this he didn't suffer from frostbite also enduring forty hours without food and sixty without any warm food.

Deserted ship at Port Chalmers, N.Z.

Lost his life after Port Chalmers N.Z.

Peters returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903

Invalided off the ship at Port Chalmers N.Z. before reaching Antarctica, replaced by Croucher.

Able seaman Discovery 1901-04
Petty officer Terra Nova 1910-13
Second officer Endurance Endurance 1914-17

Joined the Discovery at Port Chalmers N.Z.

Discharged at Cape of Good Hope by "mutual consent" ( a less severe form of dismissal)  and replaced by Vince.

Discharged at Cape of Good Hope at his own request, replaced by Sinclair.

Walker was returned to Lyttelton on board the Morning in 1903.

Joined the Discovery at Cape of Good Hope. Vince lost his life in 1902 after sliding down a snow slope into McMurdo Sound, his body was never discovered.

Deserted the ship on return to N.Z., his shipmates believed that Sinclair held himself responsible for the death of Bonner.

Joined the Discovery at Port Chalmers N.Z.