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Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Edward Grace "Titus" Oates or Captain Lawrence Oates (March 17, 1880 – March 17, 1912)[1] was a British cavalry officer and an Antarcticexplorer.
He died during the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910–13. Oates, who had gangrene and frostbite, walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death is seen as an act of sacrifice.
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When he knew that his sickness risked the survival of his three crew mates, he chose certain death.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Oates was born in Putney, London, England in 1880.
His parents were William and Caroline Oates. His family was rich. They had owned land at Gestingthorpe, Essex, for hundreds of years. His father moved the family there when his children were small.[3] He had an older sister, named Lillian, who married an Irish singer and actor.[4] His uncle was a naturalist and African explorer.
Oates studied at Eton College, but he left after less than two years