Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 -
One of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Scott’s Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned to Antarctica in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909 he and three companions made a southern march which established a record Farthest South latitude at 88°23'S, 97 geographical miles (114 statute miles, 190 km) from the South Pole, by far the closest convergence in exploration history up to that time. For this achievement, Shackleton was knighted by King Edward VII on his return home.
He was initiated in Navy Lodge No. 2612, London, on 9th July, 1901,
passed on 2nd November, 1911, and raised on 30th May, 1913
He was also a member of the Guild of Freeman Lodge No. 3525
Sir Samuel Griffith (1845-
Known as “Father of the Australian Constitution” he was born in Merthyr Tydfil and
emigrated to Australia in 1853, graduated from the University of Sydney with first
class honours . Admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1867 and entered the Queensland
Parliament in 1872 where he served as Attorney-
Initiated in Brisbane on 22 August, 1865, in Victoria Lodge no. 1186 E.C. (now No. 10 Queensland)
and installed as Master in 1871.
He was also a member of Lodge Hiram No. 286 I.C. (now no. 9, Queensland).
Appointed District Grand Registrar, D.G.L Queensland, English Constitution in 1871,
and District Senior Grand Warden the following year
In 1893 he was installed as Provincial Grand Master for Queensland of the Irish Constitution.
Reginald Joseph Mitchell CBE, FRAeS, (1895 -
Aeronautical engineer, best known for his design of the Supermarine Spitfire. In 1917, he joined the Supermarine Aviation Works at Southampton. Advancing quickly within the company, Mitchell was appointed Chief Designer in 1919.[1] He was made Chief Engineer in 1920 and Technical Director in 1927. He was so highly regarded that, when Vickers took over Supermarine in 1928, one of the conditions was that Mitchell stay as a designer for the next five years.
Between 1920 and 1936, Mitchell designed 24 aircraft including light aircraft, fighters, bombers, several seaplanes and flying boats such as the Supermarine Walrus and Supermarine Stranraer. However, he is best remembered for his work on the Supermarine Schneider Trophy series of racing aircraft culminating in the Supermarine S.6B and the Supermarine Spitfire.
The S.6B won the Schneider Trophy in 1931 and later broke the world air speed record.
Mitchell was awarded the CBE in 1932 for his contribution to high-
He was initiated in Jasper Lodge No. 3934, Shelton, on 13 May,
passed on 14th October and raised on 11th November, 1921
Remaining a member until his death