BNGE

British North Greenland Expedition

1952 to 1954

The B.N.G.E was a major expedition in the tradition of Scott.
It was from July 1952 to July 1954,though not all the 30 team members stayed for both years.
Sadly a Danish Captian lent to the expedition did not return.
Its purpose was 3 fold scientific exploration,training of service men in the Arctic conditions and showing the flag.
The Navy and Army both sent men and the RAF transported men and equipment to the Arctic.
There were many areas to study glaciology,meteorology,geology,physiology and more along with surveying both gravimetric and seismological.also radio wave propgation was investigated.
Travel was either on foot or weasel vehicles

Signed copy of North Ice by Jame C W Simpson RN Expedition leader.

Signed on the occasion of the 50th anniversary reunion in 2002.

Signed by Mike Banks RM Commando,
Dr Colin Bull (Physics grad)Gravity team,
Hal Lister Glaciologist,Richard Brooke RN,Ken Taylor Glaciologist,J D Peacock Geologist,Taffy Oakley REME Vehicles,Capt John Argar Royal corp of signals,Perter Wyllie Geologist,Angus Erskine RN dogs and sledging,Jim Walker Royal Engineers and Derek Smith.

I was lucky to get this copy from Dr Colin Bull.

A nice card signed my Royal Marines Commando who was part of the Gravity team for the B.N.G.E.
He has written a few books himself 2 of which are High Arctic about the B.N.G.E and Commando.
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Richard Brett-Knowles who in latter years did some great talks on the B.N.G.E.
He was part of the Seismic team on the B.N.G.E and Navigator.>

< Richard Brooke RN Surveyer

Dr Colin Bull Physics Graduiate and was a member of the Gravity team.
Has written some great books.Alink to his website is in my links page >

< Angus Erskine RN was in charge of the dog transport and the sledgeng for the B.N.G.E

Roy Homard REME Vehicles was also a member of the TAE >

Peter Wyllie Geologist for the B.N.G.E
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Taffy Oakley REME Vehicles for tyhe B.N.G.E
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