Vale Don Walker Wilkes 62 Don Walker was born 24/07/1936; He died in the Perth Hospital on 04/06/2011 after a short illness. Don was a geophysicist with the 1962 Wilkes Expedition. He was part of the 6-man Wilkes to Vostok siesmic survey;3,000 kms return traverse which lasted 100 days. Along the way he recorded ice thickness […]
Vale Fred Prant Casey 74, Macca 76 Fred served as the Carpenter at Casey in 1974 and at Macquarie Island in 1976. Fred was a regular at Midwinter Dinners in Queensland from 1977 to 1992, missing only 1991 according to records held. He regularly kept in touch with Antarctic affairs, apologied for non-attendance at functions and […]
Vale Jon Stephenson Fuchs Trans Antarctic Expedition 58 Heard 63 Associate Professor Jon Stephenson passed away this morning after suffering a large stroke. Jon was highly respected Geologist and led several expeditions to Antarctica. He was well known to many ANARE Club members and attended the Tasmanian midwinter dinner in 2010 with his daughter Sara. […]
Vale Leo John Wolyniec Army Larcie “…Just a short note to notify you of the death of Leo John WOLYNIEC (aged 50), former member of the Royal Australian Army who served with Army detachment ANARE Antarctica from Sep 1980 – Apr 1981 and Macquarie Island Sep 1981 – May 1982. Leo discharged from the Army […]
Vale Simon Gaddes Casey 77 Val Gaddes has informed us of the recent death on 9th May 2011 of her husband, Simon Gaddes. Simon was an electrician at Casey in 1977. Simon had been ill for 3 years with Mesothelioma and died 2 weeks before his 73rd birthday. Simon lived in Armidale, Western Australia. This […]
Vale Russel Pardoe Mawson 61 John Gillies has advised me that Russel Pardoe died in February 2011. Russel was the Mawson 1961 doctor and is legendary for drilling burr holes on mechanic Allan Newman who had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage. A tribute in the Sydney Morning Herald can be accessed here and reads in part… “Pardoe contacted a surgeon […]
Vale Richard (Dick) Saxton Wilkes 63 Richard (Dick) Saxton, OIC Wilkes 1963, died in hospital last Sunday the 27th of Feb, after a long illness. The funeral arrangements are: On Saturday the 5th of March at 2.30 pm. At the United Church, Toorak Road Camberwell. One block to the East from Burke Road and on […]
Vale Mike Cosgrove Mawson 1959 A friend of Mike Cosgrove, Don Skierk, wrote to tell us that Mike Cosgrove had died recently. Mike had been living in Canada since 1960. Don is keen to make contact with any old friends or family of Mikes and can be contacted at donskerik@gmail.com.
Vale Leon Fox Heard 53, Mawson 55 Macca 58 and 66, Davis 60 Wilkes 62 and 64 I was contacted by Astrid Simms, the sister of Leon Jennings Fox last night. She told me that Leon had died on Tuesday 22nd February 2011. A service is planned for 2pm Tuesday 1st March, in the garden […]
Vale Ed Reid Macca 61, Heard 64/65 Fitting farewell for ‘Ed’ by Allison Rogers, 3rd February 2011 Byron Shire News (Byron Bay, N.S.W.) Members of Marine Rescue Brunswick paid a fitting, final tribute to their mate and colleague Edwin Reid from Ocean Shores on Thursday (Jan 27) as their rescue boat safely cleared a big […]
