Ken Blaiklock
Kenneth Victor Blaiklock
Personal
Kenneth Victor Blaiklock was born in December 1927.[2]
Career
Blaiklock's Antarctic career began in 1947 at
From 1956 to 1958, Blaiklock was part of Vivian Fuchs's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition that completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica. He was leader of the advance party which set up Shackleton Base
From 1959 to 1961, Blaiklock joined the second Belgian Antarctic Expedition with Captain Bastin which failed to reach the South Pole.[2] In 1965 he worked for the British Antarctic Survey on Adelaide Island and on the Antarctic Peninsula. He did more survey work in the Antarctic and for Decca in the North Sea before retiring in 1996.[2]
Blaiklock died of pneumonia and bowel cancer on 20 September 2020.[5]
Honours
Blaiklock was awarded the
Family
Blaiklock's daughter is
References
- ^ BLAIKLOCK O.B.E
- ^ a b c d e f "Ken Blaiklock O.B.E." by David Mountfort, Polar Post, Vol. 46, No. 4, December 2014, pp. 92-93.
- ^ About the Trans-Antarctic Association. Trans-Antarctic Association. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Obituary: Sir Vivian Fuchs. Scott Polar Research Institute. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Entry in the Register of Deaths for Kenneth Victor BLAIKLOCK, Cheshire West and Chester RD, Q3 2020, Entry No.203. General Register Office, UK
- ^ W. S. Bruce Medal Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Martyn Brown (23 February 2019). "BREXIT BOOST: Nigel Farage to POACH senior Tories from UNDER MAY'S NOSE for Brexit Party". Express.co.uk. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
Ms Blaiklock, the daughter of surveyor Kenneth Blaiklock - who took part in the first overland crossing of the Antarctic - said members signing up to the party had now topped 150,000 and that donations were continuing to pour in.