farewell message, with echoes of Captain Scott. The message concludes: "If it is God's will that we should have given up our lives then we do so in the British manner as our tradition holds us in honour bound to do. Goodbye, friends. I feel sure that my dear wife and children will not be neglected." In 1923, Gladys Mackintosh married Joseph Stenhouse, Auroras first officer and later captain. Mackintosh, who had received a silver Polar Medal for his work during the Nimrod expedition, is commemorated by Mt Mackintosh at . References Citations Sources External links Aeneas Mackintosh at Scott Polar Research Institute includes letter and sledging plan prepared by Mackintosh "SY Aurora – Ships of the Polar Explorers" at coolantarctica.com 1879 births 1916 deaths Anglo-Scots Antarctic expedition deaths British people in colonial India Explorers of Antarctica Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition People educated at Bedford Modern School Recipients of the Polar Medal Scottish explorers Royal Naval Reserve personnel