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The HMS Protector Association has been in touch to draw the attention of the Trustees to the deaths of two seaman, Leading Seaman Reg Hodge and Able Seaman Lane, who lost their lives whilst prepping a depth charge for seismic research on 6th December…
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Nikki Gemmell, the Australian author of the Antarctic novel Shiver, has made a generous donation to the British Antarctic Monument Trust. I came across Nikki's extraordinary anonymous novel The Bride Stripped Bare several years ago. When she was unm…Posted on
John died with Robert Atkinson in a crevassse accident at Rothera in May 1981. John was one of Ian's closest friends, they studied together at Aberdeen. The letter can be found in the {cms_selflink page='80' text='Memories '}section.Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and BAMT supporter 1939-2025
Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and author, died on 27 December 2025 at her home in London. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Wolfson College, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation and the UK Antarctic Herita… Full Story...