312:. After repairs lasting several weeks, the Quest headed for South Georgia. Shackleton was troubled with heart pain throughout the voyage, but despite Macklin's orders refused to rest. In Rio, Shackleton suffered a heart attack but would not let Macklin examine him. The ship landed in South Georgia on 4 January 1922. Early in the morning of 5 January, Macklin was called to Shackleton's quarters to find him having another heart attack. He died shortly after Macklin arrived. As the ship's surgeon, it was Macklin's role to prepare the body for burial on South Georgia.
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that had been shot for food, and once the men began the long trek across the ice, he and the other dog teams were sent back to Ocean Camp (the first camp established near the ship) to fetch supplies. Eventually all the dogs had to be shot, but
Macklin's team was the last to be killed.
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After the war, Macklin continued to serve with the RAMC, seeing service with the Allied
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became trapped in the ice and was later crushed, forcing
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in his toes and shortly after the boat left, Macklin and McIlroy were forced to amputate all the toes on his left foot; Macklin gave him a
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where he worked as the physician of student health services at the
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580:"The Malleson Memorial Lecture: Giants in our genesis"
499:. HMS Endurance Tracking Project. 2005. Archived from
497:"Endurance Obituaries: Dr. Alexander Hepburne Macklin"
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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259:on 11 November 1919 and awarded the Russian
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120:of 1914–1917. In 1921–1922, he joined the
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461:(Supplement). 9 April 1920. p. 4314.
408:(Supplement). 15 July 1919. p. 9116.
517:"Antarctic Explorers: Ernest Shackleton"
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235:for his efforts during the expedition.
1252:British Army personnel of World War II
1247:British Army personnel of World War I
330:He married Jean in 1947 and moved to
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1222:20th-century British medical doctors
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1287:Military personnel of British India
1272:People educated at Plymouth College
630:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
523:from the original on 8 January 2007
216:was suffering a nervous breakdown.
168:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
162:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
118:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
1237:Alumni of the University of London
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1282:Royal Army Medical Corps officers
540:. Cool Antarctica. Archived from
200:, and set out to fetch help from
156:Victoria University of Manchester
1277:Recipients of the Military Cross
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563:. Great Britain: Penguin Books.
538:"Dr. Alexander Hepburne Macklin"
557:Sir Ernest Shackleton (1999) .
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315:In 1925 Macklin relocated to
300:Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
122:Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
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97:Alexander Hepburne Macklin
56:Alexander Hepburne Macklin
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578:Dr. David McLean (1994).
261:Order of Saint Stanislaus
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340:Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
245:Royal Army Medical Corps
1257:Explorers of Antarctica
212:had a heart condition,
336:University of Aberdeen
325:Territorial Decoration
321:Dundee Royal Infirmary
319:and began work at the
302:in 1922 on board the
266:Together with former
730:McDonald Ice Rumples
239:After the expedition
152:University of London
90:Physician, explorer
544:on 3 February 2007
536:Paul Ward (2001).
519:. South Pole.com.
503:on 9 February 2006
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458:The London Gazette
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405:The London Gazette
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1008:Greenstreet
695:Caird Coast
657:James Caird
590:20 December
548:20 December
527:20 December
507:20 December
473:"No. 38644"
453:"No. 31858"
420:"No. 31764"
400:"No. 31462"
380:"No. 30423"
360:"No. 29858"
233:Polar Medal
229:anaesthetic
197:James Caird
174:sledge dogs
124:aboard the
1216:Categories
1136:Stephenson
1129:Shackleton
1106:Mrs Chippy
973:Blackborow
918:Mackintosh
675:Luis Pardo
346:References
226:chloroform
218:Blackborow
134:Early life
81:, Scotland
1122:Rickinson
1115:Orde-Lees
956:Endurance
861:Stenhouse
793:d'Anglade
769:Personnel
751:Stromness
702:Cave Cove
687:Locations
268:Endurance
210:Rickinson
179:Endurance
1188:Category
1078:McCarthy
980:Cheetham
966:Bakewell
925:Richards
867:Thompson
838:Mugridge
823:Kavanagh
798:Donnelly
521:Archived
332:Aberdeen
222:gangrene
79:Aberdeen
1200:Commons
1164:Worsley
1143:Vincent
1085:McIlroy
1071:Marston
1064:Macklin
1015:Holness
938:Stevens
897:Hayward
833:Maugher
828:Larkman
808:Glidden
803:Downing
284:McIlroy
272:Worsley
206:McIlroy
1157:Wordie
1099:McNish
1092:McLeod
1043:Hussey
1036:Hurley
1029:Hudson
872:Warren
843:Ninnis
779:Aurora
667:Yelcho
647:Aurora
637:Events
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317:Dundee
292:McLeod
276:Hussey
214:Hudson
1050:James
1001:Green
994:Crean
987:Clark
911:Joyce
849:Paton
818:Hooke
813:Grady
788:Atkin
560:South
305:Quest
188:seals
140:India
127:Quest
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1057:Kerr
944:Wild
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891:Gaze
886:Cope
877:Wise
855:Shaw
592:2006
565:ISBN
550:2006
529:2006
509:2006
294:and
288:Kerr
280:Wild
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