Ernest Wild, a Royal Naval petty officer, was added to the party possibly through the persuasion of his brother, Frank Wild, who was travelling as Shackleton's second-in-command on Endurance.
Ernest Wild, un maistru de marină din Marina Regală, a fost adăugat grupului, posibil prin insistența fratelui său mai mare, Frank Wild, care călătorea ca secundul lui Shackleton pe Endurance.