Person

Hubert Wilkins

Directing · 1888–1958 · Mount Bryan East, South Australia

Sir George Hubert Wilkins (31 October 1888 – 30 November 1958) was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer. He was awarded the Military Cross after he assumed command of a group of American soldiers who had lost their officers during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, and became the only official Australian photographer from any war to receive a combat medal. He narrowly failed in an attempt to be the first to cross under the North Pole in a submarine but was able to prove that submarines were capable of operating beneath the polar ice cap, thereby paving the way for future successful missions.

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  Australia at War 1914-1918

  Director of Photography

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  Shackleton South Georgia Birds

  Director

• Sir Hubert Wilkins in Canada

  Self - Explorer

• Sir Hubert Wilkins

  Self - Explorer

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  Southward on the Quest

  Director

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  With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine

  Cinematography

• 1967Australia at War 1914-1918Director of Photography
• 1938Sir Hubert WilkinsSelf - Explorer
• 1937Sir Hubert Wilkins in CanadaSelf - Explorer
• 1922Southward on the QuestDirector
• 1920Shackleton South Georgia BirdsDirector
• 1919With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and PalestineCinematography