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 »
"Please grant Chippy the medal he should have gotten during his lifetime."
"He undoubtedly deserves the recognition for his accomplishments on the Endurance Expedition. One can understand the issues that delayed such recognition, but now, after this amount of time, anyone who might have taken umbrage can no longer be affected by "
"apalling"
"another Great Scot almost forgotten ... give the man his Well Deserved Medal!"
"Dr Macklin, one of Shackleton`s most loyal supporters, considered the withholding of the medal to be " a grave injustice " - `nuff said? Good to see Chippy has so many friends. Don`t forget Mrs C !"
"Chippy rocks. Just because he questioned Sir Ernest Shackleton's authority is no reason for him not to have received the polar medal. Chippy definitely deserves the polar medal."
"Every man on the expidition should be recognised as they all played their part to make the journey possible and without any one of them it could never have been accomplished."
"Go on give chippy his just deserts!"
"Good stuff - I hope it reaches the parts. Have you forwarded this to the scott-polar institute in cambridge - I'm sure they'd be supportive too."
"Time to correct an injustice"
"Chippy McNish's great great grandson"
"We often visit Harry's grave in Karori Cemetery because we live nearby and it forms a part of our usual walk around the neighbourhood. Our 2yo George loves the little statue of Mrs Chippy. I hope Harry doesn't mind little George climbing all over him! We "
