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 […]
Memorial Sudur Havid Church Memorial Location Grytviken Church The South African Longline fishing vessel Sudur Havid sank in South Georgia waters on 6 June 1998 in position 53° 55′ S 041° 24′ W. 21 of the crew survived, including the British Fisheries Observer, but sadly 17 died. The story of the sinking is tld on
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The options for each cemetery, on the options menu at the right of the screen, now include the opportunity to go to the cemetery using Google Maps. There is also a Google maps map with all the cemeteries and burial sites. The existing links that use Google Earth are still there but you need to
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Information about Olaf Olsen in Grytviken Cemetery, from the diary of Frank Hurley, Shackleton’s photogrpher.
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Name UNKNOWN Born Died Age Cemetery Prince Olav (Pig Point) Grave Ref 8 Register The remains of an iron cross can be found lying near the original position of the Iohn Andersen grave marker. The photo shows it in 2010.
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Name UNKNOWN Born Died Age Cemetery Prince Olav Grave Ref 6 Register Early photographs show a small iron cross in this position – see the photograph of the snow scene at the top of the Prince Olav Harbour page. This was not found in November 2010.
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The whale catcher Southern Sky belonged to the Southern Whaling and Sealing Company, which operated Prince Olav Harbour. The vessel was lost in a storm of the Welcome Islands in 1929 with the loss of 13 lives.
The South African longline fishing vessel Sudur Havid was lost on 6 June 1998 in position 53 55 S 041 24W when pumps were unable to keep up with water that swept over the ship in a storm. 21 Survivors were picked up by other vessels but sadly 17 others did not make it. There
Name UNKNOWN Born Died Before 1910 Age Cemetery Ocean Harbour Grave Ref Unknown Register In his 1931 book South Georgia The British Empire’s Subantarctic Outpost, L Harrison Matthews describes: “…When the whaling station, since abandoned and now derelict, was being built at New Fortune Bay in 1910 a man’s skeleton was unearthed: the skull had
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Name UNKNOWN Born Died Age Cemetery Signy Island Grave Ref 3 Register
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