Trial By Ice – The Antarctic Journals Of John King Davis

Davis (1884-1967), a ship’s captain, served with Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition and Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and with Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition, and was described by Shackleton thus in 1913: ‘Captain Davis is the most experienced navigator of Antarctic seas living [.] He’s an expert on oceanographical work, especially in sounding and dredging in deep waters [.] He successfully navigated Aurora, landing Dr Mawson at his winter quarters through the stormiest oceans and one of the worst ice seasons ever recorded’