In Memoriam – Geoffrey Maxwell Cameron

Station Year Season
Mawson 1974 Winter

The ANARE Club solemnly honours the memory of Geoffrey Maxwell Cameron,
who died in an accident at Mawson Station 24 March, 1974.

Geoff Cameron was the wintering Senior Carpenter at Mawson.

Geoffrey Maxwell Cameron

One of the permanent memorials on West Arm, overlooking Mawson and Horseshoe Harbour, belongs to Geoffrey Maxwell Cameron, who was killed in an accident at station in 1974. In memory of Geoff Cameron, the Officer-in-Charge at the time recorded the following words in the Mawson station log:

“We are shocked. He was a fine man, a gentle, thoughtful, earnest, well-intentioned, kind and decent person, who in the month we’ve been here has given himself entirely to the work and pleasure of the station. He was a gentleman by the ancient definition.”

– Dave Luders, OIC Mawson 1974