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Able Seaman Brown, Robert Neal Rudmose - Scientist Bruce, William Spiers - Expedition leader Cuthbertson, William - Artist Davidson, Robert - Second mate and ice master Duncan, Alexander - Fireman Fitchie, John - Promoted from third to first mate in Stanley Florence, Edwin - Chief cook, promoted to first steward, Buenos Aires Jan 1904 Gravill, Henry - Second engineer, promoted to chief engineer on the death of Ramsey Grieg, Andrew - Able seaman Harvey-Pirie, John H. - Scientist Kerr, Gilbert - Ordinary seaman, lab assistant and piper Low, David - Fireman Macmurchie, John - Able seaman Mackenzie, Thomas - Chief Steward, discharged sick, Buenos Aires Jan 1904 Mackenzie, Robert - discharged for misconduct Buenos Aires Jan 1904 Martin, William - Able seaman, scientific staff Oct 1903 - Feb 1904 |
McDougall, James
- Third mate and Boatswain Mossman, Robert Cockburn - Scientist Murray, William - Second cook, promoted to chief cook, Buenos Aires Jan 1904 Patrick, David - Boatswain and quarryman, joined in Buenos Aires Jan 1903 Ramsay, Alan - First engineer, died on board Scotia 6th Aug 1903 Rice, James - Carpenter Robertson, Alexander - Able seaman Robertson, Thomas - Captain Ross, Alastair - taxidermist Smith, James - Able seaman, carpenter's mate Smith, John - Ordinary seaman Smith, William - Second steward Thomson, Bryce, Allan - First mate, left at Stanley Jan 1903 Walker, A.J. - Able seaman, skinman and lampman Wilson, Robert - Fireman and blacksmith Wilton, David W. - Scientist |
The Crew In more detail
bullet denotes other Arctic or Antarctic expeditionary experience, prior to, or following this expedition
number in brackets is age at the start of this expedition - not always completely accurate.
Scientific Staff
Bruce, William
Spiers - Expedition leader
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Brown, Robert
Neal Rudmose - Botanist
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| Cuthbertson, William - Artist |
| Harvey-Pirie, John H. - Scientist |
| Mossman, Robert Cockburn - Scientist |
| Ross, Alastair - taxidermist |
| Wilton, David W. - Scientist |
Crew
| Robertson, Thomas - (48) Captain |
Thomson, Bryce,
Allan - (28) First mate, left at Stanley Jan 1903
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Davidson, Robert
- (40) Second mate and ice master
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Fitchie, John
- (53) Promoted from third to first mate in Stanley
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McDougall, James
- (37) Third mate and Boatswain
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Anderson, Henry
- (26) Able Seaman
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Duncan, Alexander
- (29) Fireman
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Florence, Edwin
- (28) Chief cook, promoted to first steward, Buenos Aires Jan 1904
Edwin Florence was born December 6, 1872 in
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. He died February 10, 1945 in Sioux
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Gravill, Henry
- (28) Second engineer, promoted to chief engineer on the death of Ramsey
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Grieg, Andrew
- (22) Able seaman
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Carlos Haymes
- Chief engineer, replaced Ramsey
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Kerr, Gilbert
- (32) Ordinary seaman, lab assistant and piper
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Low, David -
(42) Fireman
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Macmurchie,
John - (28) Able seaman
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Mackenzie, Thomas
- (38) Chief Steward, discharged sick, Buenos Aires Jan 1904
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Mackenzie, James
- (23) Able seaman
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Mackenzie, Robert
- (23) Able seaman, discharged for misconduct Buenos Aires Jan 1904
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Martin, William
- (26) Able seaman, scientific staff Oct 1903 - Feb 1904
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Murray, William
- (30) Second cook, promoted to chief cook, Buenos Aires Jan 1904
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Patrick, David
- (38) Boatswain and quarryman, joined in Buenos Aires Jan 1903
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Ramsay, Alan
- (25) First engineer, died on board Scotia 6th Aug 1903
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Rice, James
- (42) Carpenter
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Robertson, Alexander
- (46) Able seaman
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Smith, James
- (26) Able seaman, carpenter's mate
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Smith, John
- (21) Ordinary seaman
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Smith, William
- (42) Second steward
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Walker, A.J.
- (28) Able seaman, skinman and lampman
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Wilson, Robert
- (22) Fireman and blacksmith
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