The medals of one of the world’s greatest polar explorers have been sold by auctioneer Dix Noonan Webb in London for £132,000, more than double what was expected. Frank Wild, CBE, received four Polar Medals from the Royal Geographical Society, the only man to hold so many, and was part of Shackleton’s famed Endurance expedition of 1914. With their ship trapped in ice, Wild was in charge for five months as Shackleton and others left for help in what became known as one of the greatest acts of heroism of all time.
