From:South Georgia Museum

Name/TitleMilitary Plaques

About this object17 Military plaques, made with paddles, skis, snow shoes or blubber hooks, marking different garrisons that were stationed at KEP. Dates range from 1986 to 2001.

.1 Rigid Radar landing craft paddle - 48 FD San (no date)
.2 Ski - Reconnaissance Platoon 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards (no date)
.3 Board with two blubber hooks - AAC Set Oct to Nov 1986
.4 Ski - 1 Gordons South Georgia Detachment Mar to July 1989
.5 Ski - Recce Platoon 1 DWR Feb to July 1990
.6 Ski - Recce Platoon III Queen's July to Nov 1991
.7 Ski - 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards Nov 1991 to Mar 1992
.8 Large paddle (whaling station artefact) - Recce Platoon 2 Queen's Jun to Nov 1992
.9 Ski - Royal Irish Detachment Mar to July 1993
.10 Ski - 1st Bn The Royal Regiment of Wales Jun to Nov 1993
.11 Snow shoe - 1R Irish Jun to Nov 1994
.12 Snow shoe - 3RGR Mar to July 1995
.13 Ski - 29 FD Sqn Jan to May 1996
.14 Ski - 42 FD Sqn RE May to Sept 1996
.15 Rigid radar landing craft paddle - 51 FD Sqn (Airmob) RE Sept 1996 to Jan 1997
.16 Rigid radar landing craft paddle - 4 FD Sqn RE Dec 1996 to May 1997
.17 Rigid radar landing craft paddle (small) - Royal Marines Landing Craft Boat Operations Advisors 1996 to 2001

Medium and MaterialsWood,metal

Inscription and MarksAll plaques contain the regiment name, date and names of those stationed here

Measurements.2, .5, .6, .7, .9, .10, .13, .14
Length - 187cm
Width - 7.3cm

.1, .15, .16, .17
Length - 153cm
Width - 16cm

.11, .12
Length - 122cm
Width - 31cm

.4
Length - 211cm
Width - 7.3cm

.8
Length - 299cm
Width - 10.5cm

.3
Width - 93cm
Height - 41cm

Subject and Association KeywordsSHACKLETON HOUSE

CollectionCollected

Credit LineShackleton House
11/02/2017

Object TypeMilitary

Object numberSGHT.2017.10.1-17

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