The 75th Marion Island Overwintering team departed on 06 April 2018 (click here to read more) and returned to Cape Town on the 15th of May 2019 (VIDEO).

Click on the link below and view their official team photo among the previous Marion Island overwintering teams.

Also visit the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa Archive to view the team photo or team logo.

MARION 14 (April 1957-March 1958): Back (L-R) Cecil Neumann (Radio Technician), T.J. Roets (Meteorologist/Leader from September), B.C. Potgieter (Meteorologist), Dick J. Bonnema (Meteorologist), Petrus S. "Piet" du Toit (Meteorologist/Leader to August), Ray W. Vice (Ionosphericist to August); Middle: Willem A. van Huyssteen (Meteorologist), Johnny A. Stergianos (Medic), Ken Edmunds (Radio Operator), ? van der Merwe (PWD), ? (PWD); Front: S. "Vossie" Vorster (Cleaner/Labourer), ? (Aerial Rigger), ? (PWD), W. Thiel (Diesel Mechanic to August), W.F. Radley (Cook) Note: the three PWD personnel and the Rigger left the island in August; W. Thiel was replaced by Jan Hoogstad and W.F. Radley by P./R. "Mac" MacLean in November.

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MARION 14 (April 1957-March 1958): Back (L-R) Cecil Neumann (Radio Technician), T.J. Roets (Meteorologist/Leader from September), B.C. Potgieter (Meteorologist), Dick J. Bonnema (Meteorologist), Petrus S. "Piet" du Toit (Meteorologist/Leader to August), Ray W. Vice (Ionosphericist to August); Middle: Willem A. van Huyssteen (Meteorologist), Johnny A. Stergianos (Medic), Ken Edmunds (Radio Operator), ? van der Merwe (PWD), ? (PWD); Front: S. "Vossie" Vorster (Cleaner/Labourer), ? (Aerial Rigger), ? (PWD), W. Thiel (Diesel Mechanic to August), W.F. Radley (Cook) Note: the three PWD personnel and the Rigger left the island in August; W. Thiel was replaced by Jan Hoogstad and W.F. Radley by P./R. "Mac" MacLean in November.

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