The watch I present is
one of the thirty delivered by Tudor for the Expedition.
It's a Tudor Oyster
Prince Ref 7809 serial number 576XX who belonged to Jock P.Masterton,
Royal Navy Reserve Medical Doctor for both years (1952-54)
From L to R - Commander Simpson, Jock
P.Masterton, Dicky Brooke
The watch:
The performance of this Expedition appears on every brochure of the "Explorer".
The British North
Greenland Expedition 1952-54 aimed to shed light on the nature
of Greenland and its
ice sheet covering 85 per cent of the land.
Program: Understand
how fast the ice was diminishing
Different kind of
rocks and how much of the history of the ice sheet
would they reveal.
Extend northward using
the knowledge aquired by Paul-émile Victor "expeditions
Polaires Françaises
1948-51"
Re-establishing the
British polar Expedition.
It was a good
opportunity for fighting services to take part in the
expedition in their
own interests aswell as for Hans Wildorf giving 30 Tudors for this expedition.
The Royal Navy and the
Army provided stores and equipments and loaned
personnel to back up
the scientists.
The Royal Air Force
flew to establish the expedition in the field.
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/home-from-greenland/query/Sunderland
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Patron of the
expedition: H.M the Queen Elisabeth
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/queen-back-in-england
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Vice-Patron: Sir
Winston Churchill
30 Members of the
Expedition:
Agar John Army
Officer. Royal Signals.
Arnold Keith Graduate.
Mike Banks
(mountaineer) Royal Marine Officer, Commando*.
Boardman Spike. Army.
Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Vehicles.
Brett-Knowles B-K
Naval Instructor Officer Oxford Physics Graduate*.
Brooke Dicky Naval
Officer Surveyor*.
Bruce Bob.ex-RAF
Wireless Operator, Seismologist.
Bull Colin Physics
Graduate*.
Cadd George ex-RAFVR
Officer, Seismologist.
Erskine Angus Naval
Officer*.
Dean Dixie Navy
Telegraphist and Radio Mechanic*.
Fletcher George Army
Royal Engineers.
Hamilton Richard
Oxford Physics Graduate Meteorologist Second in command.
Homard Roy Army Royal
Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Vehicles.
Jensen Hans Danish
Army Officer Surveyor (died in Greenland, 1953).
Jones Eddy Merchant
Navy Chief Officer*.
Lewis Harold Medical
Doctor.
Lister Hal Graduate
Glaciologist*.
Masterton Jock Royal
Navy Volunteer Reserve Medical Doctor*.
Moreton Ron Merchant
Navy Chief Officer*.
Oakley Taffy Army
Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Vehicles*.
Paterson Stan
Graduate.
Peacock Douggie
Graduate Geologist.
Rollitt Graham Naval
Instructor Officer Graduate Meteorologist*.
Simpson Commander
Naval Electrical Officer Leader*.
Slessor Malcolm
Graduate.
Taylor Buck Navy
Telegraphist*.
Taylor Pete Graduate
Glaciologist*.
Wylie Peter Graduate
Geologist*.
Walker Jim Army Royal
Engineers.