Obituary – Brian Gargate
Brian Gargate, a member of BAS Club, died in June 2019.
Brian Gargate, a member of BAS Club, died in June 2019.
Sad to report that Prof Graham Page, former A&E Consultant in Aberdeen, died on 24 January. He was a great support to BASMU and made several trips south.
Base Commander, Base T 1969, Ian Willey, has died.
Mike Thomson has recently died, after being ill, for a long time, with bowel cancer. He wintered as a Geologist at Base T in 1964 and at Base E in 1965 and spent the rest of his working life with BAS.
Jim Turton messaged to say that Alan Rodger (Ionosphericist at Base F in 1973 and 1974), died last night after “a long illness”.
I’m sorry to write you about my father’s death on December 23. He was a member of the BAS Club, and was interviewed a little while back about his experiences in the Antarctic in the 1950s. Before he died, he asked if his obituary (below) could be forwarded to you for communication to the BAS Club membership.
The family of the Sadie Clements MBE is sad to report her death on Monday 25th November, at The Lythe Rest Home, Buckie, Moray Scotland.
Former member of BAS Kenneth Boulter died on Sunday aged 86.
The BAS Club wishes to pass on the sad news of the recent death of Maurice Sumner.
UKAHT are interested in all materials that relate to the buildings and their use – primarily before the move of Base F to the new site on Galindez Island in 1954, but also how the building was altered and used after the move.