VOYAGE OF MV THALA DAN 64/65 V3 - Wilkes relief

Voyage - 64/65 V3 - Wilkes relief & preparation for the closure of Davis
VOYAGE OF MV THALA DAN
Expedition Leader:  Donald Franklin Styles
Ship Captain:  Vilhelm Pedersen

Voyage Support:
Deputy Voyage Leader: Francis Patrick McMahon or Dudley Raymond Twigg??

Army DUKW crew:
Sgt P A Power
Cpl E R Lowe
Cpl L Jones
Lt E Love??
Sgt I F Hinks??
Lcpl E I Palmer??
Pte D D Patterson??


Round Trip:
A M Brown, Senior Engineer, Antarctic Division
Dudley Raymond Twigg, Senior Technical Officer(Radio), Antarctic Division
Geoffrey Denys Probyn Smith, Senior Technical Officer, Antarctic Division
K Reeve, Supervisor, Department of Works
John Coplant Milne, Plant Operator, Department of Works
R A Edwards, Electrical Fitter Mechanic, selected for Wilkes 1965 but RTA'd

Members of EPF, Melbourne to Dumont d'Urville
R Schlich, Magnetist
P Dumas, Medical Officer
? Le Fevre, Surveyor
J C Charrant, Auroral Physicist
M Saulodes, Auroral Physicist
M Souriau, Seismologist
A Simonin, Geophysicist
J M Chantin, Geophysics Technician
? Chauchon, Construction

Itinerary:	   Arrive      Depart

Melbourne                       8 Jan 65
Dumont d'Urville   15 Jan 65   15 Jan 65
Davis	           23 Jan 65   24 Jan 65
Wilkes	           28 Jan 65   11 Feb 65
Melbourne	   20 Feb 65   23 Feb 65
Dumont d'Urville    4 Mar 65	

Thala Dan was sub-chartered from Expeditions Polaires Francaises for this
voyage from Melbourne to Dumont d'Urville, Davis and Wilkes.  The ship arrived
back in Melbourne on 20 February before being delivered back to Dumont
d'Urville on 4 March.  It conducted the relief of Wilkes and assisted in
preparations for the closure of Davis.  The site was prepared and construction
of the replacement station for Wilkes, 1.8km south of Wilkes, was commenced.

reference "Antarctic Events Database" data of the Australian Antarctic Data Center