FIDS South Georgia and Bird Island - Bases BI, M, KEP

Stuart Hosie, South Georgia (1952 & 1954) - Jacksdale (Nottingham) email  Two "Seasons" i.e. summer / winter / summer spent in South Georgia whilst serving with the Met. Office during 1951-1955.

Sid Allen, South Georgia -electrician (1975) - South Africa.  email available

Jon Barker, South G 1973 (base M) - Reading, Berks.  Thanks for the 'fids' welcome! Thanks for a fascinating website. Cheers... Jon  email available

Bob Bell, South Georgia 1978 - Sunderland email  I spent the best three years of my life on South G. studying Fur Seals. I'd love to hear from anyone else who was there at the same time.

B. Graham Bell, South Georgia (1971 - 2) - Penicuik, Scotland  email

Bob Goodall (1975,1976) Sydney  email  Hi I didn't know this site existed, I just got lucky! I have seen a few guys over the years but I have moved around a lot and lost touch. Good to see my best man is among those included in the list.

Albert Hart KEP (71) - Blandford, Dorset  email  Builder - Wintered KEP 1971, then Summer Signy (1971/72)

David Macdonald (1975-1977) - Aberdeen. Geologist. 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

Dave Matthews (1965/66) - Nr. Inverness, Scotland email  Stonington, also Horseshoe Is. midwinter 1965 & S. Georgia summer 1979-80 Numerous summer seasons in Arctic, mainly East Greenland.

Steve Norris, South Georgia / Halley (1974. 1975), Havant  email  Also served as Electrical Eng on board the John Biscoe from 1977 to 1981 and on the Bransfield from 1994 to 1999

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

Fred Vann, South Georgia (1974 & 1976), Wiltshire A fascinating episode in my life and I retain fond memories of my two tours as radio man there   email available

Tony North,  (1980) (AW)  - Cambridge. Still working as a fish biologist at BAS. email available

Richard Humpidge,  (1995-97) - Cambridgeshire. Now working for the RSPB on a large nature reserve. no current email available

Big Jim - Signy, Halley, Bird island, (1989-1990, 1997, 1998) email  Bristol

2000's

John Clemens, (2003) - hanging out in Cornwall. email  General chilling out in little old Cornwall doing some farming at the mo, got to see some cold stuff again some time .

Sue Dowling (2003) - King Edward Point, RRS Ernest Shackleton.  email  Evesham, Worcs.  Wintered at KEP 2003, then spent the following season as ship's doc on RRS Ernest Shackleton (lucky enough to visit bases A, B, BI, F, H, J, M, O, R, W and Z - oh, and X lots of times...). Enjoyed it so much I spent the 2004-5 summer season at Port Lockroy with two hairy blokes.

Ian Parsons (snips) (2003) - King Edward Point  email Cardiff. Wintered KEP 2003. Currently trying to escape the PermaFid cycle.

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