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1950's

Alexander Graham.  (1953 / 55) - Isle of Lewis, Scotland  email  I would like to hear from any surviving members who were at Base F with me during the period 1953-55. Old hands such as Ralph Lenton, Eric Salmond, Sandy Simpson, Buck the wirless op, Ray the diesel mech. and anybody else who is still around. Any way, Regards to all from Alex Graham

Graham Rumsey. Bases: G & F (1954 / 55 / 57). - Northampton UK  email available

1960's

Bill Atkins, (1969/1971) - Sydney, Australia  email  Seconded to BAS from RAF as diesel mechanic. best posting I ever had (except for Nairobi and Cyprus.) Anyone out there wants to chat about old times I'd be happy to hear from them

Robin Chambers. Base: F & T (1969 / 1970) - Edmonton Alberta   email  Would like to have contact with anyone who saw the Deception Isl. eruptions of '67 and '69. Or wants a chat about the good old days. I hope to be at June '06 Cambridge reunion, let me know if you are going. Any ex-FIDS welcome call 780 4372074. Hope to be in Cambridge area, early July '07. Also I am visiting Kenn Back in Uruguay 1st to 20th.March '07. Anyone want to forward message ?

Brian Gilbert.  (1968/1969) - Wanaka, New Zealand  email

Dudley Jehan (Cuddles) (1960) - Guernsey, Channel Islands  email  Wintered at Base Z Halley in 1961, 1963 and 1964.

Tony Haynes. (1960/61) Sydney Australia. email

Graham Jones, Bases B & F & RRS Shackleton (1965 to 1969) - Thame, Oxfordshire  email  DEM at Deception Island 1966, Argentine Island 1967 and third engineer RRS Shackleton 1968/69

Bob (Gnome) Lewis (1962/63) - St.Paul-enChablais, France  email  Down on the Kista Dan in December 1961; back to UK on the Shackleton arriving May 1964. Physicist at Base F. Some first climbing ascents on the mainland. Lots of happy memories and stories. I guess that my contemporaries are all over 60 now ;-(((

Clive Slater (1963/1964) - Wokingham, Berks  email available

Nick Sutton. (1963/1965) Ross on Wye. email  would particularly like to contact Clive Slater

1970's

Robert Ashley - "Taffy Maggott" (1979) UK email Nice to hear from other FIDS that served in the "Loneliest laboratory in the world".

David Clark (1971) Pembrokeshire  email

Dick Hide. (1977) Burgess Hill.  email  The rumble of avalanches, the whales blowing in Penola straights, the grinding of the ice. That was Faraday, what memories.

Mike Hinchliffe "Charlie Moon" (1970 - 1971) - Preston, UK  email  If there anybody about give me a shout - email available

Laurence Howell - "Flo"  (Rothera / Faraday 1978-83)  Anchorage Alaska.  Looking for the web site and found it! Greetings from the other end. email available

Geraint Hughes "Pint" (Faraday and Bransfield 1979 - 1982) - Sierra Vista Arizona USA  email  Lot of water under the bridge since then but I would like to find winter BC Chris "Jobber Joffes" aka Christopher Jeffes also R L Bannerr aka the wee hooter. Neil the runner Shaw ACM was our radio op but died with three others coming back from Circumcision Bay where Le Kim overwintered. My BAS acc was 112 on Galindez Island.

Kenny Hughson  (1972, 73) Brae, Shetland  email 

David Orchard (Faraday - 1972, South Georgia - 1973), Big Island, Hawaii   email available

Clive Soutar  (1978) - Greenock, Scotland  email I wintered in 1978 at Argentine Islands ( base Faraday) as a beastieman having been seconded from the Army. In March 2002 all of my Antarctic memories were lost in a catastrophic blaze while my belongings were in storage I am keen now to re-establish any links to anyone with photos of my year there so I can show my kid.

John Moore (1979, 80)  Selkirk, email

1980's

Dave Burke  (Faraday/Bransfield - 1981-1984)  Fife, Scotland  email  Still do the odd slide show now and again. Brings it all back. Hello to any of the Faraday base chaps '81 to '84 reading this.

Andy Denley  (1980) West Hoathly, Sussex  email  I was a mere lad of 19 when I arrived as a green WOM at Argie. My parents hardly recognised me when I got back after after two summers and winter away. I got the impression at first they would rather I went straight back! Grand times. Possibly the best job I ever had.

Graham Hurst (1982) - Bakewell, Derbys  email  I went down as base doctor and still have rather mixed feelings about it all. Nice
jolly round south and north Americas at the end though!

1990's

Nigel Blenkharn - (1995 Faraday), (1998-1999 Rothera) - Greystoke, Cumbria - email

John Croall (1991) - Manchester - email available

Steven Cuthbertson (1992-96) - Worcester, UK  email  Too long, but hasn't had any detrimental effects on either of me.

Billy Gallacher  - ''Celtic Billy'' (1990) London, UK  email  Wintered over at Faraday Base in 1990 as the Radio Operator.  Looking north towards The Lemaire Channel .... Phew! What a view! Fantastic!

Duncan Haigh (1994/1995) - Andover, Hampshire  email  May be one day I'll stop boring people at dinner parties before I have too much to drink and fall asleep

Frank Hindle (1995) - Dunkirk, France  email available

James Mead (1993-1994) - Durham  email available

Gavin Taylor (1991, 1992 & 1994 Faraday & Rothera) -  Perth, Scotland   email available

Stuart Trower (1991/1992) - Yorkshire email available

Stephen Woods - (1991/1992) Berkshire  email  Still the most amazing place I have ever visited!

Colin Wright  (1992 /1993)  - Brighton/England email  Faraday winters from 1991-1994 please get in touch.

 

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From time to time I get emails from people trying locate ex FIDS, these people are often not ex-fids themselves, so I thought I'd add another option for you to post your message and add your email address for contact. If you would like to use this option, then use the registration form, but include your own name and email.

 

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