Thomas Orde-Lees
English explorer (1877-1958) · United Kingdom · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 81
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.
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United Kingdom
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1958 · aged 81
