Joseph Russell Stenhouse | |
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 Frank Worsley and Joseph Stenhouse, circa 1917 | |
| Born | 15 November 1887 Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Died | 12 September 1941 (aged 53) Red Sea (KIA) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Naval Reserve |
| Years of service | 1914–1931, 1939–1941 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve (RD) |
Commander Joseph Russell Stenhouse, DSO, OBE, DSC, RD, RNR (1887–1941) was a Scottish-born seaman, Royal Navy Officer and Antarctic navigator, who commanded the expedition vessel SY Aurora during her 283-day drift in the ice while on service with the Ross Sea Party component of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914–17. After Aurora's escape from the ice he brought her safely to New Zealand, but was thereafter replaced as the vessel's commander. He later served with distinction in the Royal Navy during both World Wars.