Memorial Sudur Havid Memorial Cross Location Hillside above the Grytviken Cemetery The South African Longline fishing vessel Sudur Havid sank in South Georgia waters on 6 June 1998 in position 53 55 S 041 24W. There are two memorials to the 17 victims. This one is a cross on the hillside above the cemetery at […]
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Commemorates GREEN, Signaller Gary P. HARRISON, LCpl J.C. MEAD, Sapper D.L. Location Hope Point, KEP Three crosses on Hope Point commemorate three soldiers who died in the period between 1982 and 2001, when the British presence on South Georgia was provided by a small garrison. They did not die during the 1982 fighting, but later
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Commemorates GREEN, Signaller Gary P. HARRISON, LCpl J.C. MEAD, Sapper D.L. Location Grytviken Church One of two memorials to three soldiers who died during the time that the British military garrisons were stationed at KingEdward Point.
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Memorial SLOSSARCZYK, Walter Location Grytviken Died 26 November 1911 Walter was Third officer and Wireless Officer on Wilhelm Filchner’s vessel Deutschland. He went out in a small boat from King Edward Cove and was never seen again. The boat was found floating way outside Cumberland Bay. His memorial cross can be seen on the hillside
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In 2004 a memorial chapel was opened in Sandefjord, Norway, to commemorate the Norwegians who died and are buried on South Georgia. Four plates, made from steel brought from the abandoned whaling station at Stromness in South Georgia, list the names of the Norwegians who are remembered in the Memorial Chapel.
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Commemorates SHACKLETON, Ernest Henry Died 5 January 1922 Location Hope Point, KEP Sir Ernest died on board the vessel Quest, moored in King Edward Cove. His body was taken to Montevideo, and his shipmates built the memorial cairn on Hope Point with the cross. He was later buried in the cemetery at Grytviken (see the
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Name BROWN, Nan Died 31 Jan 1995 in Edinburgh Memorial Nan Brown Memorial Nan lived at King Edward Point with her husband George, who was Government Radio Officer from 1954 to 1957. She wrote the book ‘Antarctic Housewife’ about her experiences. George returned with her ashes in December 1996 and scattered them in the areas
Name BARRETT-HAMILTON, Major G.E.H. Died 17 January 1914 at Leith Harbour Age 41 Memorial Memorial in Grytviken Church Register 24 Major Barratt Hamilton was a biologist, researching whale biology at Leith, when he died of a heart attack. His body was repatriated to Ireland, via England, on the Orwell. This memorial was placed in
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Commemorates Major G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton Location Grytviken Church Major Barratt Hamilton was a biologist, researching whale biology at Leith, when he died of a heart attack. This memorial was placed in the Grytviken church in 2005 to replace an earlier marble plaque that has gone missing from the cemetery at Leith.
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Memorial STRATFORD, Mark Location Grytviken Church Mark was stationed at King Edward Point in 1994/1995 as the Royal Marine Mountain Leader. Whilst there he joined a visiting expedition and climbed to the top of Mt Paget, the island’s highest peak, in January 1995 – only the fourth ascent. He died in a helicopter crash