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Thomas Crean (Irish: Tomás Ó Cuirín; c. 16 February 1877 – 27 July 1938) was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer who was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving (AM). Crean was a member of three major expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Robert Falcon Scott's 1911–1913 Terra Nova Expedition.
Tom Crean figured prominently in three of the four major British expeditions to the Antarctic a century ago and spent more time in the ice and snow than either of the more celebrated and instantly recognisable figures of Sir Ernest Shackleton or Captain Robert Scott. And he outlived them both.
Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer, from Annascaul in Co.Kerry. Played a major role in three Antarctic expeditions, with both Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton.
Apr 19, 2017 · The crew of the Endurance knew that in Tom Crean, they had a stalwart Antarctic explorer. A man who never shirked in the face of any, of the many perilous situations they were faced with. In fact when Shackleton planned to leave Crean on Elephant Island, to assist Frank Wild, with the remaining group, he was aghast.
Crean, Thomas (‘Tom’) (1877–1938), sailor and Antarctic explorer, was born either on or shortly before 16 February 1877 at Gurtuchrane, near Anascaul, Co. Kerry, one of eight sons and three daughters of Patrick Crean, farmer, and Catherine Crean (née Courtney).
British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, the Terra Nova Expedition - Scott. Crean was one of the men Scott chose first for the Terra Nova expedition, he was appointed as an expert sledger and pony handler, he was also one of the few men on the expedition with previous polar experience.
Apr 19, 2017 · Honouring Tom Crean is a new book that charts the expedition by descendents of Kerry Antarctic explorer Tom Crean, to South Georgia on the centenary of his heroic traverse of the island with Ernest Shackleton and Frank Worsley.
