These lamps would illuminate the "dogloos" brilliantly on the darkest winter's day and would be invaluable in the event of the floe breaking during the dark days of winter.

We could imagine what it would mean to get fifty dogs aboard without lights while the floe was breaking and rafting under our feet.

May 24, Empire Day, was celebrated with the singing of patriotic songs in the Ritz, where all hands joined in wishing a speedy victory for the British arms.

We could not know how the war was progressing, but we hoped that the Germans had already been driven from France and that the Russian armies had put the seal on the Allies' success.

The war was a constant subject of discussion aboard the 'Endurance', and many campaigns were fought on the map during the long months of drifting.