Chippy McNish Polar Medal Campaign
Henry "Chippy" McNish sailed with Shackleton in the ship Endurance on the 1914 Imperial TransAntarctic Expedition. He was an invaluable member of the party, fitting out the boat "James Caird" which se... continue reading »
"Much appreciation for his loyalty to his cat."
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"I think that Chippy McNish should have got the polar medal, because with out him Shackleton and his six men crew could have got killed because McNish hadn't modified the boat Shackleton and the other 5 people used to cross the sea, they couldn't have surv"
"The man earned the medal, please present it."
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"The Boss's poor decisision to drag the boats across sea ice was later proven to be a mistake and needed to be questioned at the time. Please give this highly skilled, hard working, crucial member of the expedition his well deserved medal.... Finally. With"
"a very just cause."
"I may be an American, but I am from a long line of Scottish and Irish seafaring people. 'Chippy' was THE person that held the small boats together to get to the islands. Why isn't saving all your crew mates medal worthy?"
"Newspaper article sent me by a friend in NZ. This seems to be a wrong long over due to be righted."
"This is Shackelton's mistake. It must be corrected."
"Let justice prevail!"
