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Lawrence Oates

1880 - 1912

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Lawrence Edward Grace "Titus" Oates (17 March 1880 – 17 March 1912) was a British army officer, and later an Antarctic explorer, who died from hypothermia during the Terra Nova Expedition when he walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death, which occurred on his 32nd birthday, is seen as an act of self-sacrifice when, aware that the gangrene and frostbite from which he was suffering was compromising his three companions' chances of survival, he chose certain death for himself to relieve them of the burden of caring for him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Oates is the 1,794th most popular military personnel (down from 1,703rd in 2019), the 3,892nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,152nd in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lawrence Oates ranks 1,794 out of 2,058. Before him are Kliment Boyadzhiev, Frederick Townsend Ward, Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Marie Ljalková, Adolf Ehrnrooth, and Sigizmund Levanevsky. After him are Rahim Ademi, Eugene Sledge, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, Stefan Toshev, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, and John Shalikashvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Lawrence Oates ranks 176. Before him are Thomas H. Ince, Hans Moser, George Preca, Vladas Mironas, Kullervo Manner, and Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey. After him are Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, William Joseph Simmons, Wilhelm Anderson, Josef Gočár, Albert Champoudry, and Frederick Lane. Among people deceased in 1912, Lawrence Oates ranks 111. Before him are Felix Dahn, Henri Bouckaert, Patricio Escobar, Pencho Slaveykov, Iakob Gogebashvili, and Heinrich Gerber. After him are Spiru Haret, Anton Aškerc, Ahmet Mithat, Aleksey Suvorin, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, and Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lawrence Oates ranks 3,893 out of 8,785. Before him are Anna Löwenstein (1951), Patricia Routledge (1929), Brian Redman (1937), Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944), Tony Nash (1936), and Henry Jackman (1974). After him are Tommy Robinson (1982), Clive Russell (1945), Frederick Sandys (1829), Al Pease (1921), Thomas Weelkes (1576), and John Miles (1943).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Lawrence Oates ranks 97. Before him are Tom Phillips (1888), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Harry Patch (1898), Dudley Pound (1877), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591). After him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Andy Green (1962), John Byng (1704), Eddie Chapman (1914), Christopher Cradock (1862), and George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800).

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