Bertram Armytage

Bertram Armytage (29 September 1869 – 12 March 1910) was an Australian soldier and explorer.

He fought in the Second Boer War and participated in the Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, for which he was awarded the Polar Medal.

He earnt the Queen's South Africa Medal for his efforts, before resigning his commission at the end of the war, returning to Australia.

[1] His physical attributes and hunting skills helped Ernest Shackleton overlook his age, being 38 at the time and one of the older members of the trip, selecting him to look after the ponies on the expedition.

On one occasion he managed to escape a Killer Whale attack while mustering the ponies on pack ice.