Frank Wild

Frank Wild

CBE FRGS
Frank Wild; CBE FRGS
	Wild in 1914
Born	John Robert Francis Wild; 18 April 1873; Skelton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England
Died	19 August 1939 (aged 66); Klerksdorp, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Burial place	Grytviken, South Georgia; 54.28511944401586°S 36.50727886228288°W
Occupation(s)	Antarctic explorer, sailor
Awards	Royal Geographical Society's Back Award (1916); Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1920); Royal Geographical Society's Patron's Medal (1924); Polar Medal with four clasps;
Military service
Branch	Merchant Navy; Royal Navy;
Service years	1889–1939
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Royal Naval Reserve
Expeditions 1901–1904; 1907–1909; 1911–1914; 1914–1917; 1921–1922;	5 total; Discovery expedition; Nimrod expedition; Australasian expedition; Transantarctic expedition; Shackleton–Rowett expedition;

John Robert Francis Wild CBE FRGS (18 April 1873 – 19 August 1939) was an English sailor and explorer. He participated in five expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, for which he was awarded the Polar Medal with four bars, one of only two men to be so honoured, the other being Ernest Joyce.

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