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COMMANDER FRANK WILD, whose death took place on August 21, was born at Skelton, in Yorkshire, in 1873. His father was clerk of the Eversholt Parochial Charity at Woburn (Beds.) and on his mother's side he claimed descent from the celebrated antarctic pioneer, Captain Cook. He entered the Merchant Service in 1889, receiving his early training in sail in the famous clipper ship Sobraon. He entered the Royal Navy in 1900, and was serving as an A.B. in the Vernon when he was appointed to the National Antarctic Expedition (1901–4) under Scott. On this expedition, while still serving as a naval rating, he earned the praise and admiration of Scott himself for his coolnese and resource under danger and for his qualities of leadership. But oven more important for his future career was the attachment which grew up then between him and Shackleton, an attachment which developed into a lifelong friendship.
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MARR, J. Commander F. Wild, C.B.E.. Nature 144, 578–579 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144578b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/144578b0