Thomas Orde-Lees
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 66 years ago |
Date of birth | May 23,1877 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Aachen |
Germany | |
Date of died | December 1,1958 |
Died | Wellington |
New Zealand | |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Rene Lees |
Battles and wars | Boxer Rebellion |
First World War | |
Job | Army officer |
Explorer | |
Education | Marlborough College |
Awards | Air Force Cross |
Order of the British Empire | |
Other name | Colonel, Old Lady, Belly Burglar, Man of Action |
Rank | Major |
Year of servic | 1895-1919 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1851234 |
Thomas Orde-Lees Life story
Major Thomas Hans Orde-Lees, OBE, AFC was a member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, a pioneer in the field of parachuting, and was one of the first non-Japanese-born men known to have climbed Mount Fuji during the winter.