Whalers’ photo albums – Whaler's Memory Bank

We are working with ex-whalers and their families to put names to the faces of the men and women captured in photographs within this growing collection. Below are highlights from some of the collections that have been donated to South Georgia Museum.

Geoff Fairclough, Diesel Mechanic, King Edward Point, 1952-1954

Arthur Dinsdale, Engineer, 1947-1949

Peter Tilbury, Able Seaman (AB), 1945-47; Sealer, 1948-52

Walter Fraser, Able Seaman (AB), 1939-46

Tam Gordon, Factory Greaser, 1948-1957

Frederick John Haines Mackereth, Chemist, 1945

John Dye, Whaling Inspector, 1963-65

James 'Jimmy' Printer, 1958-1963

James Yorkston, Mess Boy, Galley Boy, 1958-63

We have also partnered with other museums to add to the impressions of whaling in South Georgia. The images below belong to the Scottish Fisheries Museum.