Robert Wyers
Robert Wyers Robert Wyers passed away in Novemer 2015. Advised by Simon Cowling from ACT memberships
Patrick Moonie
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Patrick Moonie Mawson 1967 Winter Radio Operator Mawson 1969 Winter Mawson 1971 Winter Mawson 1973 Winter Mawson 1975 Winter Friday’s Canberra Times contained a death notice for Patrick John Moonie (AKA Omik – Radio Operator extraordinaire) 28.7.1936 – 10.2.2016. Patrick’s Antarctic service record included Mawson67, M69, M71, M73, M75. In later years he […]
Dr Robert Waugh
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Dr Robert Waugh It is with deep regret I wish to notify the Club of the death of Dr Robert Waugh who was the doctor at Davis Station in 1976. He was a great practical joker, and on one occasion he deleated a Reuter report and installed this message ” The shipping line of […]
Peter Ormay
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Peter Ormay Station Year Season Job Wilkes 1963 Winter CHIPPY/TO Macquarie Island 1965 Winter Repstat (1968) 1966 Summer Macquarie Island 1967 Winter Macquarie Island 1976 Summer Hello Everyone, As most of you are aware, our father, Peter Ormay, has been struggling with prostate cancer for the last eight years. Sadly, he passed away in the early […]
William Blance
/in Vale/by webmasterVale – William Blance Station Year Season Job Non ANARE 1948 Expedition ABLE SEAMN (LST3501) My father William (Bill) Henri James Blance was on the first Naval Expedition to Heard Island after the second WW. Dad passed away on the 20th February this year. He had been a member of the ANARE Club. He enjoyed […]
Bernard Phillips – Mawson 1969
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Bernard Phillips – Mawson 1969 For information of all who may remember him, Bernard (Mandelkern ) Phillips who served with the Americam Pageos team at Mawson 1969 passed away this month after a short battle with cancer at his home in Aspen. Sadly missed by all. Email from Chris Bain Mawson 69 -22 June 2016 […]
David Graham – RAN – Voy 5 1980
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- David Graham – RAN – Voy 5 1980 .. David was taken ill recently as has passed away… Email from D.Wills 19/7/16
Bob Dingle
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Bob Dingle Station Year Season Job Heard Island 1951 Winter MET / OIC Mawson 1954 Winter Macquarie Island 1956 Winter Davis 1957 Winter Wilkes 1959 Winter We received information today on the passing of an ANARE pioneer, Bob Dingle aged 95, at his nursing home in Swansea. Tasmania. Bob was a pioneer weather man […]
Gordon Watson
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Gordon Watson Station Year Season Job Davis 1979 Winter MET Another of our Antarctic Family passed away last Monday week the 21st Nov. Gordon Watson wintered at Davis in 1979 as part of the 3 man Met team. He worked all over Australia during his Met life and spent his last years at the […]
Alan McGregor Johnstone
/in Vale/by webmasterVale- Alan McGregor Johnstone Station Year Season Job Davis 1974 Winter MET It is with much regret that I pass on the news of the death of Alan McGregor Johnstone (R65132). Alan, an ex LSROSM served on submarines HMAS Ovens, HMAS Oxley and HMS Tiptoe. AJ would have been 67 in January. http://www.upperiscope.net.au/eternal-patrol.html I think […]
