Ernest Shackleton served in world war I

One of the interesting facts about Ernest Shackleton is that he also served in World War 1. When Shackleton arrived in England in May 1917, Europe had already entered World War I. He offered to serve despite being too old to enlist and feeling exhausted from everything he had gone through. He drank a lot and many of his demands to turn himself in France were not answered. In October 1917, he was given the task of spreading British propaganda throughout South America in Buenos Aires. He returned home in April 1918 after failing to persuade Argentina and Chile to support the Allies because he lacked the necessary skills for diplomatic work.

Shackleton may have experienced a heart attack while traveling and became ill at Troms, but he nonetheless briefly established a British presence at Spitzbergen under the cover of a mining operation. Then he was forced to go home before departing for northern Russia after being sent on a military expedition to Murmansk.

Although he was too old or his illness was getting worse to join the army, he still volunteered. He still retains a strong, indomitable will and especially still retains the will to explore Antarctica and circumnavigate the continent.