EXPLORER’S DEATH
TRAGEDY NEAR HOME COMMANDER CAREY’S FATE LONDON, June, 12. Commander William M,: Carey, R.N. (retired), fell overboard from the Anitarctic seinetific ship; Discovery 11. when; only a day from home. He had keen absent in the southern seas for 19 months. The tragedy occurred in the darkness of the early morning. .It is. also stated that the ship ~ was in, calm waters, but the commander disappeared before there was any chance of rescue. It was officially stated that no information had been received which shed any light, op the circumstances of Commander Carey’s death. He had been ill for some time, in fact, since the ship left the South Seas, and during tlie voyage from the Cape ho had not been in personal charge. i ~ , Commander Carey .had a long and honourable naval career before taking over the command of Discovery 11. He served with the battleship Barham at Jutland. He. was born in 1887, and entered the Britannia in; 1002. During the war he served as lieutenant and lieutenant-commander, for tlie most part in H-AI.S Alistley for mine sweeping and H.M.S. Colne for fishery protection service. From 1926 to 1928 he commanded H.AI.S. Marguerite, and was engaged in training Australian civilian reserves in Australian waters.
Commander Carey was one of those who this year stood over the grave cf Sir Ernest Shackletcn, in. the lonely British South Atlantic island of South Georgia, where a burial service was held 10 years after the explorer’s death there. The commander is yet another explorer who did not come back. He leaves, beside a widow, a son and a daughter. His son, Michael,, aged- 17, is a naval cadet, and is shortly to join the Frobislier.
Airs Carey learned the news of her husband’s death at her home in Portsmouth',' whore she was eagerly waiting for his expected arrival. In reoly to a question in the House of Commons it was stated that it was surmised that Commander Carey, who was . suffering from a nervous breakdown, fell overboard in a dazed condition.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1933, Page 3
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