SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922) 4pp. menu card Lunch given to Sir Ernest Shackleton C.V.O. by Sir Alfred Yarrow, Bart. at the Club Central Rio de Janeiro 7th of December 1921 (21 x 13cm.), in blue, with crossed flags printed in colours on the first page. With signatures of Shackleton, Frank Wild, F.A. Worsley, Sir Alfred Yarrow and 14 others on 4th page. Rio de Janeiro was the final port of call for the Quest before sailing for South Georgia. Shackleton was plainly ill, and indeed suffered a heart-attack. Despite this warning, preparations for the expedition continued and social obligations were honoured: Shackleton may well have enjoyed the present luncheon more than many, Sir Ernest Fernandez Yarrow (1842-1932) was an octogenarian shipbuilder and marine engineer of great drive and vitality (he made an aerial tour of Europe in 1931) -- very much a kindred spirit. A certain poignancy is added to the present memento by the knowledge that Shackleton had little more than a month to live when he, his shipmates and other diners signed the final page. The Quest arrived at South Georgia on January 4th, 1922, Shackleton died of a heart-attack the following day, aged 48.
SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922) 4pp. menu card Lunch given to Sir Ernest Shackleton C.V.O. by Sir Alfred Yarrow, Bart. at the Club Central Rio de Janeiro 7th of December 1921 (21 x 13cm.), in blue, with crossed flags printed in colours on the first page. With signatures of Shackleton, Frank Wild, F.A. Worsley, Sir Alfred Yarrow and 14 others on 4th page. Rio de Janeiro was the final port of call for the Quest before sailing for South Georgia. Shackleton was plainly ill, and indeed suffered a heart-attack. Despite this warning, preparations for the expedition continued and social obligations were honoured: Shackleton may well have enjoyed the present luncheon more than many, Sir Ernest Fernandez Yarrow (1842-1932) was an octogenarian shipbuilder and marine engineer of great drive and vitality (he made an aerial tour of Europe in 1931) -- very much a kindred spirit. A certain poignancy is added to the present memento by the knowledge that Shackleton had little more than a month to live when he, his shipmates and other diners signed the final page. The Quest arrived at South Georgia on January 4th, 1922, Shackleton died of a heart-attack the following day, aged 48.
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