FIDS - Signy Island Base H
60°:43'S, 45°:36'W occupied year round - 18/03/47-13/04/96 summer only since 1996
The naming
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Signy 60th Anniversary
1947-2007
pictures
submitted (over 600)
1985-86 -
pictures of people
and the base
Manhauling trip to the Sandefjords in 1969
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pictures and story
Summer season -
2017-18
Winter 1975
Photo - Gordon Picken
Summer 2003
Picture - Simon Coggins
Don Taylor (Rothera, Halley, Signy, Faraday,
South Georgia - 1984/85, 1993-2004)
Willingham, Cambs
1950's
Brian Beck (1957/58) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jim Stammers (1958 - 59) - Kelsall nr. Chester
1960's
David Allan (Spanner) Spencer- Signy Island, Deception Island - 1966 to 1969 - Blackpool Was on Deception Island at the time of the 1969 eruption
Malcolm E.A. Bedells (Summer 1966/67) - Market Rasen Lincs
Owen Darling (1969, 1970) - Ashford , Kent
John "Percy" Edwards (Base H, Signy Island - South 1967 to 1970) - Shirley Solihul West Midlands UK I was a botanist studying the 2 Antarctic flowering plants hence nicknamed after TV's Mr Percy Thrower! Also pleased to see that an article I wrote years ago on a man-hauling trip we did to climb the Sandefjord Peaks has ended up on this site: preserved forever in cyberspace.
John Edward's and Martin Pinder's account of the ascent.
Charles Howie (Deception / Signy - 1963, 64, 65, 66) - Edinburgh I did one year at Deception, base B, then moved to Signy for a second one.
Bill Taylor (Deception, Signy, Adelaide, T, Fossil Bluff - 1967 1968 1969 1970) - Rhydlewis Ceredigion
Harry Taylor nic Buck (1967 - 1970) - Oldham Gtr Manchester Was RO at this time and at the age of 79 am trying to find pics taken during this period as sadly all my collection was stolen.
1970's
Chris Amos (1972 & 1973) - King's Lynn, Norfolk Just been to the Signy 60th reunion, didn't even know about this website, what a great idea.
Les Banks-Irvine (Signy, John Biscoe - 1977-1980) - Barmouth Wales Signy as boatman / builder, and then a years as 4th engineer on the Biscoe.
John Caldwell (1976, 1977) - Skipton - email
Ted Evans (summer 72/73 - South Georgia, Halley, Signy) - Yorkshire Worked on south G slipway with Big Al.. then new base at Halley & then to Signy (genny shed base) where I broke my leg & had a nice voyage back with my leg in plaster.
Albert Hart (Summer 71/72) - Blandford, Dorset Builder - Wintered KEP 1971
Tim Hooker (1971-74) Bristol email
Peter Jennings (Signy Island - 1971-1973) - Wales I wished to confirm the names of those I shared close quarters with for between a few months and a couple of years, though the latter were not much in doubt.
Brian Kellett - "Mollusc" (1972/1973). Rhossili, Gower
Clive Palfrey (1972, 73). Adelaide South Australia email
Jay Rushby (70-72) - London email Halley Bay/Signy Island
Paul Thorpe (1974-75) - Grimsby email Radio Operator
Ray Townley-Malyon (1970) - email Glenluce. Scotland
Terry Whitaker (Base H, John Biscoe, Bransfield) - Bentham UK - 2 winters 1971-74 on Signy Island. Served on Bransfield as supernumerary 1974 & 1976 but mainly as a biologist on the John Biscoe 1975 to 1983. Have just bought the John Biscoe ships launch. Look out for an update on this project.
1980's
Dennis Allsopp (1980) - email Northampton UK, Summer jolly merchant on Signy from Aston University. Microbiology/ecology.
Geoff Collett - (1984/1985) email Godmanchester, Cambs
Jeremy Colman (Jez) - (1989, 1990) - Perth, Western Australia
Neil Fitch - (1980 and 1981) email Suisun City California USA. Marine Biologist, winter BC (1981)
Bob Forster (Grytviken; Signy Is. 1979-81; 1981-82) - Truro, Cornwall
John Barry Gallagher (Signy - 1980 to 1983) - Penang Malaysia -
Bob Handley - (1981) Oxford email I still can't find find my blue FID shirt.
Pete Hizzett "The Admiral"- (1982-86) email Burghead Scotland
Tom Lachlan-Cope (1978,1979 - Halley, 1980 - Signy) email Cambridge
Gavin Lishman - (1981) Bourne, Lincs email
Hector MacAlister - (1988/1989) Glasgow, Also Husvik, South Georgia 1990-95
Conor Nolan, "Deso"- (1988), Dublin, Ireland email
Kevin Puttock (1987/ 1988) Staplehurst Kent email Would like to hear from any Signy people
Mark Robson, "Jobby" - (1983 - 84) South Shields, email
Ray Stirton (Signy 79/82, Bransfield, J Biscoe) - Perth, Scotland Just read that Bransfield was scrapped, such a sad feeling as many a fun night with Fids and crew. To anyone who might like to get in touch or send a message and to all, good luck for the future. Best time of my life ever, I cant see anything beating the time on ships and base and so great and wonderful friends.
Paul Ward - "Hos" (1985/1986). Great Paxton, Cambridgeshire - webmaster of CoolAntarctica.com
Andrew Wormald - (1988 to 1991) Dubai UAE email
1990's
Paul Brazier - (1990/ 1991) Bangor, North Wales
Matt Chalmers - (1991/92/93) Paris email Was that really 20 years ago?
Jeremy Colman (Jez) - (1989, 1990) - Perth, Western Australia
Joe Corner (Halley, Bird Island, Signy - 2008, 2010, 2011) - Crewe Cheshire I am from Crewe in Cheshire, and wintered at Halley in 2008, Bird Island 2010, and summered at Signy 2010/11. I was electrician on all 3 bases.
James Hurley (Big Jim and Abe) - (Signy, Halley & Bird Island - 1988-1991, 1996, 1997) - Bristol, UK
Amanda Lynnes (Port Lockroy - 2002-2003) - Cockermouth, Cumbria Was also at Signy 1996-2001.
Brian Mallon - (1991-92 / 1994) Glenavy, Co. Antrim
Damon Stanwell-Smith - (1993/1994) Greenwich, London, UK. email Now running a marine consultancy. Still miss the early morning view to Coronation though.
Tom Walsingham (Signy - 92 to 94) - Oxford email Electrician 92-94 the privilege of adventure during youth.
In Memoriam
Former Fids previously registered on
this page who have sadly passed away
Bill Block, 1945-2023 - BAS HQ - Summers only, 1971-72 Visiting scientist at Signy from University of Leicester 1976-97 Senior biologist with BAS, head of Terrestrial Biology Section.
Ray Berry - Deception, Signy, Argentine Islands - 1951, 52, 54, Meteorologist.
Les Graves - 1967- 70.
Barry Heywood - Signy, Rothera, Halley, John Biscoe, JCR - 1962-1997.
Martin Pinder - Snoopy at Halley, Cookie at Signy - 1968-1972, - Fantastic site fond unforgettable memories.
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