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Rothera Base and airstrip from the air - photo courtesy "Jenny Doctor"

FIDS, Rothera Point - Base R
67°34.17'S 068°07.20'W

occupied 25/10/75 - present

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Rothera research station - picture, Jenny Doctor

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Barry Heywood - Signy, Rothera, Halley, John Biscoe, JCR - (1962-1997)  email  Oundle

Charles Swithinbank - Adelaide / Rothera - Six field seasons  email  Cambridge

1970's

Capt Ric Airey, SG, Adelaide, Rothera - 1974 - 38 Dublin St, Edinburgh, EH3 6NN.  0131 5571789

Laurence Howell - "Flo"  (Rothera / Faraday 1978-83)  Tanggu, China.

Brian Lee - Signy & Rothera (1977 & 1978) Ormskirk Lancs. email available

Jonathan Walton - Bases KG, R (Fossil Bluff / Rothera) (1974, 1975) - Shrewsbury, England  email  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.

1980's

Tim Allerton (1984) - Southgate, London  email  I was lucky enough to spend time at Signy, Halley, Faraday before stopping over in Rothera during the rebuild to increase the accommodation. This was all prior to the new airstrip. I spent many weeks on the Bransfield visiting Falklands twice.

Mike Butler (1989 - 1990) Maesteg, South Wales.  email

Andy Carter (Dibble) - 1984 - 85) Lower Tean, Staffs. email  It would be great to hear from anyone who remembers me.

Peter Cleary - (1982 - 85) Christchurch New Zealand. Still involved in things Antarctic having worked for NZ programme for some years and also contracted to the Italians. Hello to Flo Howell & Maurice O'Donnell.  email available

David Jobes (1985) - Malaysia.   I spent some time at Faraday before wintering at Rothera during the rebuild in the 1980`s. I work in the oil and gas industry now and I am currently living and working in Malaysia as an electrical commissioning engineer.

David Macdonald, South Georgia (1975-1977) - Aberdeen. Geologist, South Georgia, 1975-76 and 1976-77. Later worked out of Rothera (1984-85, 1986-87 and 1992-93) and on joint projects with the US in the Transantarctic Mountains (1987-88 and 1990-91).  email available

Alastair Milne (Metal) (1984-1989) - Den Haag (NL)  email  2 summers working E.Coast Graham Land then a summer on Polarstern.  Now working for Shell.

Maurice O'Donnell (1983-1992)  - Dublin, Ireland. Rothera and John Biscoe. email  Wintered Rothera 1983 to 1986. Summer seasons at Rothera 1986 thru 1989, Radio Officer on 2nd half of John Biscoe final voyage 1991. Rothera 91/92 Season.

Neil Richardson (1986) Kendal  email  Glacier fluctuation mapping 1986/7 around the Peninsular. Now running Spatial Data Ltd Chartered Land Surveyors. Three chidren and hoping to get back into sailing soon. Please get in touch if you remember me.

Dave "Proby" Probert (1985) email  - Darlington.  Joiner on rebuild

1990's

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

Paul Davison - (1994/1995) - Shrewsbury, Shropshire - email Still the best view I've had from an office window.

Nigel Dean (1990) - Turkey email  Now have own company managing Yachts in Turkey, married with one child

Rachel Duncan (1998)  South Wales  email  Overwintering GA 1998. Now married (to FID). 2 children. Administrator of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust.

Frank Hindle (1996) - Dunkirk, France  email available

Geoff Knox (Faraday/Rothera - 1992-93 summer only)  email  Plumber on Faraday, general base assistant on Rothera. Married with two young boys, now working as a sports journalist.

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

David Wilson (1990-91) - Southampton email  Vehicle mechanic who wintered from 1989 to 1992.
 

2000's

Jo Coldron (2005) - Cambridge  email  The doctor at Rothera Station over winter 2005.

Jenny "Doctor" Dean (2001) - email  Location variable

 'Issy' Isabelle Gerrard (2003 & 2005) - Yorkshire  email

R Logan (2006, 2007) Current location: Rothera  - email available

Paul Mann (2005) - email  Current location: Rothera, Antarctica

Dave Molyneaux (2001 & 2002) - email  Lancaster

Tristan "Tris" Thorne (2007) - Sanday, Orkney  Rcomms nov 06 - march 08. ham call sign MM0TJR. operated as VP8ROT from Rothera and a couple of expeditions on Adelaide  - email available

Riet Van de Velde (2006) - Brussels, Belgium email  Chef at Rothera Research Station over Winter 2006

Keith Walker (2000) email  Southport, Merseyside

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