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  • Captain B. Grindley 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Portrait of Captain B. Grindley, second in command of the SAS Transvaal during the annexation of Marion and Prince Edward Islands.
  • Commodore A.C. McMurray 
    McMurray, A. C. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Commodore A.C. McMurray was, in 1947, transferred from the SAS Good Hope to the SAS Tranvaal for the annexation of Marion and Prince Edward Islands.
  • Commodore H.E. Fougstedt 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Portrait of Commodore H.E. Fougstedt, commander of SAS Good Hope.
  • Commodore J. Fairbairn 
    Fairbairn, J. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Portrait of Commodore J. Fairbairn, Commanding Officer in charge of operation "Snoektown", the annexation of Marion and Prince Edward Islands. He commanded leading SA Navy frigate, SAS Transvaal in 1948.
  • Crew on the beach with supplies 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Landing crew on the beach with supplies.
  • Crew walking on beach 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Some of the annexation crew walking on the beach.
  • Occupation party reading 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Members of the occupation party who spent 16 days in exile on Marion Island after the annexation, reading mail.
  • Occupation party with supplies 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    12 members of the occupation party with building supplies. They had to spend 16 days on the island after the annexation until more permanent occupiers could arrive to inhabit the island.
  • Rear Admiral H.H. Biermann 
    Biermann, H. H. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Rear Admiral H.H. Biermann, Commander of the salvage ship SAS Gamtoos. The ship transported building supplies to Marion and Prince Edward Islands for the annexation.