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  Name  WATERS, John Robbling Born  South Shields Died  5 October 1951 Age 43 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/121;D   The SPRI archives tell us that Waters was a First Repairer on  ‘Southern Opal’ and died in his cabin after drinking heavily. He was buried at sea at […]

  Name  MURDOCH, Alan Born Leith, Edinburgh Died  29 November 1950 Age  25 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/120;D   The SPRI archives tell us that Alan was assistant steward on ‘Southern Harvester’ and that he disappeared in position 54° 06’S 31° 15’W. He probably jumped overboard whilst his

  Name NILSEN, Hjalmar  Born  Notteroy, Norway Died  10 February 1949 Age  56 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/116;D   The SPRI records tell us that Hjalmar was master of ‘Southern Venturer’ and died in his bunk of coronary thrombosis. He was buried the same day in position 61°

  Name  CAIRNS, Henry Leonard Born Norway Died  1 March 1949 Age  19 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/116;D   The SPRI records tell us that Henry was a whaler on the ‘Southern Lily’. He died of a tubercular illness simulating appendicitis and was buried at sea on 1

  Name TORGERSEN, Torger Kjøle  Born  Tonsberg, Norway Died  10 January 1949 Age  56 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/116;D   The SPRI records tell us that Torgersen was a whaler on the ‘Southern Venturer’. He died of heart problems and was buried at sea on 11 January 1949

Name BJERKNES, Reidar  Born Stokke, Norway Died 10 September 1948 Age 18 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/111;D The SPRI records tell us that Reidar and his friend Arvid Nilssen were both lost overboard on 10 September 1948 in position 26° N 17° W when their ship ‘Saluta’ was

  Name NILSSEN, Arvid Othelius  Born Trondheim, Norway Died 10 September 1948 Age 18 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/111;D   The SPRI records tell us that Arved and his friend Reidar Bjerknes were both lost overboard on 10 September 1948 in position 26° N 17° W when their

  Name STEWART, Thomas  Born Lerwick, Shetland Died 1645 on 11 January 1947 Age  21 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/109;D   Thomas was a whaler and died of Tuberculosis and was buried at sea in position 60° 46’S 32° 00’W on 12 January 1947. He was single.

  Name  TORGERSEN, Carl Robert Born Tonsberg Died 11 November 1947 Age  33 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/108;D   Carl was a whaler, en route to South Georgia at the start of the season. He was lost overboard, presumed suicide, in position 3° 43’N 21° 45’W.

  Name HVAARA, Kristian Larsen  Born Died 8 January 1946 Age 36 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/105;D   Kristian was a cutter on the ‘Southern Venturer’ and hanged himself in position 60° 48’S 044° 40’W He left a widow Astord(spelling?) Hvaara in Lardel, Norway