THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC 



educated in Australia and is lecturer in mineralogy and 

 petrology at the Adelaide University and honorary 

 curator of the South Australian Museum. He joined 

 the expedition in Australia. Unmarried. 



James Murray was born in Glasgow in 1865. In 

 early life was occupied in various branches of art work. 

 Was interested in natural history, especially botany, 

 and in 1901 turned his attention to microscopic zoology. 

 In 1902 was engaged by Sir John Murray as biologist 

 on Scottish Lake Survey. Was still engaged in this 

 work when he joined the expedition as biologist. Married 

 in 1892. 



Raymond E. Priestley, born 1886, and educated 

 at Tewkesbury School. Matriculated in London in 

 1903, and held mastership at Tewkesbury until 1905. 

 Then became a student at the Bristol University College, 

 and passed the intermediate examination in science in 

 1906. He was taking the final course when appointed 

 geologist to the expedition. 



William C. Roberts, born in London in 1872, and 

 has worked as cook on sea and land. Engaged as cook 

 for the expedition. Married. 



Frank Wild, born in Yorkshire in 1873. His 

 mother was a direct descendant of Captain Cook, and 

 one of his uncles was three times in the Arctic regions. 

 Entered the merchant service in 1889, and in 1900 

 joined the Navy. He was a member of the National 

 Antarctic expedition between 1901 and 1904 (polar 

 medal and clasp, Royal Geographical Society's silver 

 medal). Was at the Sheerness Gunnery School when 

 the Admiralty consented to his appointment to the 

 British Antarctic expedition. 



