FIDS, Deception Island, Port Lockroy, Fossil Bluff
Bases A, B, KG

Alan Carroll (1955 / 1956) Nr. Banbury. Have nearly completed the history of the Port Lockroy region, and have been in contact with many Base 'A' ex-Fids. Would be most grateful that anyone else from Base 'A' out there with whom I have not been in touch contacts me - your recollections all go to help the work progress. - email available

Peter Gale (1957 / 1958),  Inglewood, Taranak, NZ    I was at Port Lockroy for IGY and would like to hear from Len Fox, Jim Muir-Smith, Colin Clement, base leader Jack Tinbergen, Gorden Farquar also Peter bunch at Admiralty Bay or others that I know from this period.

Paul Leek  (1959/1960), New Haven Connecticut USA   I'm interested in hearing from anyone who remembers me. It's a long time ago and many of them are no longer with us.

David Price (1958/1959), NSW Australia  Interested to contact any Lockroy "inmates" during seasons 1957-60 particularly Alan Cameron, Mike Crockford, Jack Tinbergen.

Allan MacArthur, Bases B, G, & F (1950 - 1953) - Lochcarron, Ross-shire IV54 8YA   Now a semi-retired Parish Minister (Vicar?)

David Bridgen - (1962 Deception) - Camberley  61,63,64,and 65 in Stanley. Then 18 months on R.M.S. "Darwin", Does anyone know what happened to the Deception scrap-book?

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

John Leigh - Air Unit/B/T/KG (1964) - Cardigan    Wireless op attached to the air unit. Wintered B operated from T and KG.
Travelled on the John Biscoe.

David Allan (Spanner) Spencer - Signy Island, Deception Island - 1966 to 1969 - Blackpool    Was on Deception Island at the time of the 1969 eruption

Michael Warr, Bases: Deception, Adelaide (1964, 1965) - Prince George, BC, Canada    Meteorologist and husky chaser for two years. I was on the Marguerite Bay 2005,"Polar Star" cruise / Antarctic historian on the Explorer, Dec. 2006, and I am the author of the book South of Sixty

Ralph Horne, Bases KG, E, T (Fossil Bluff / Stonington / Adelaide) (1963) - Dublin, Ireland    Was geologist at Fossil Bluff in summers of 62 to 65. Would be pleased to hear from any Fids who knew me in Marguerite Bay/Bluff in those marvellous times.

John Leigh - Air Unit/B/T/KG (1964) - Cardigan    Wireless op attached to the air unit. Wintered B operated from T and KG.
Travelled on the John Biscoe.

Jonathan Walton - Bases KG, R (Fossil Bluff / Rothera) (1974, 1975) - Shrewsbury, England    Son of Kevin Walton (Stonington 46,47, still active). Winters & 9 summers down South between 1973 & present. Father, Godfather, 2 brothers-in-law and cousin also have wintered South. Still very actively interested in Antarctic matters.

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Adrian Allan -  Hope Bay late 1950's. I am trying to locate him as I think he was a member of West Leeds Old Boys RUFC who won the Yorkshire Cup in 1957. We are trying to get the team together and AA is the only member who we cannot locate. Can anyone help me? Barry Breakwell . Dec 08

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