Ken Blaiklock

Kenneth Victor Blaiklock OBE (6 December 1927 – 20 September 2020) was a British Antarctic surveyor. He took part in Sir Vivian Fuchs's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition that completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica. He reached the South Pole by dog sled for the first time since Amundsen.^[1] He has been awarded the Polar Medal with three bars.

His daughter is British politician, Catherine Blaiklock.^[2]

Blaiklock died on 20 September 2020, aged 92.^[3]

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Blaiklock served as a surveyor on the Norwegian ship MV Norsel in 1955.
Tractors used in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
A Tucker Sno-Cat used in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

References

↑ "Ken Blaiklock O.B.E." by David Mountfort, Polar Post, Vol. 46, No. 4, December 2014, pp. 92-93.
↑ Martyn Brown (23 February 2019). "BREXIT BOOST: Nigel Farage to POACH senior Tories from UNDER MAY'S NOSE for Brexit Party". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 February 2019. 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.
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[polar-1] "Ken Blaiklock O.B.E." by David Mountfort, Polar Post, Vol. 46, No. 4, December 2014, pp. 92-93.

[father-2] Martyn Brown (23 February 2019). "BREXIT BOOST: Nigel Farage to POACH senior Tories from UNDER MAY'S NOSE for Brexit Party". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 February 2019. 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.

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