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  Name SAMUELSON, Sofus  Born Died 13 June 1915 Age  24 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref 1228/17/16;D JCMA Ref 329/15   Information from the JCMA tells us that Sofus died on the ‘S/S Hollandia’ in position 35° 47’N 011° 21’W and so would have been on the way back up north

  Name SVENSEN, S  Born Died  30 July 1916 Age  – Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/11/18;D   The SPRI records tell us that Svensen was the first engineer on the ‘Narrona 2’ and jumped overboard whilst on passage from Buenas Aires to South Georgia.

  Name  JOHNSEN, John Born  Iceland Died  2 February 1926 Age 65 Cemetery Signy Grave Ref – Register 86 SPRI Ref: 1228/17/145;D   The Register of deaths and SPRI records tell us that John died in the South Orkneys, though not whether he was buried there.

  Name BEEN, Ragnar  Born 8 July 1907 Died 14 January 1928 Age  20 Cemetery Signy Grave Ref – Register 92 SPRI Ref: 1228/17/145;D   The Register of Deaths tells us that Ragnar died of colic in the gall bladder in the South Orkneys on board the ‘Orwell’. It is not clear whether he was

  Name LANGELI, Erik  Born Norway Died  30 March 1960 Age Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/143;D   The SPRI record tells us that Langeli died of Landry’s Paralysis on the ‘Southern Venturer’ and was buried at sea on 30 March 1960 in position 67° 19’S 20° 40’E

  Name  HUTCHESON, Edward Born Fraserburgh Died  21 January 1960 Age Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/143;D   The SPRI archives tell us that Hutcheson died of heart failure on the ‘Southern Venturer’ and was buried at sea on 21 January 1960 in position 56° 15’S 009° 31’W.

  Name  JORGENSEN, Olaf Born Died 19 November 1959 Age 44 Cemetery Possibly buried at sea- Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/141;D   The SPRI records tell us that Jorgensen was first mate on ‘Southern Venturer’ and died in position 12 29’N 059 21’W

  Name  SINCLAIR, George Gideon Born  Thurso Died 30 October 1951 Age  15 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/144;D   The SPRI records tell us that George was Mess Boy on the ‘Southern Raven’.He died of appendicitis and was buried at sea at 1600 on 31 October 1951 in