 The entire expedition team were awarded the Polar Medal in November 1954, while Commander Simpson was also presented with the Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society in 1955, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 2 January 1956.During the expedition temperatures below were recorded at North Ice on 16 occasions, and on 9 January 1954, a record low value of was recorded.The members of the expedition were