Violet Oates collection 1965

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Violet Oates collection 1965

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SNAC Resource ID: 6285929

Scott Polar Research Institute

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Oates Violet Emily d 1966

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Oates Caroline d 1937

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British Antarctic Expedition (1898-1900)

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Violet Emily Oates

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Violet Emily Oates was born circa 1881 the youngest daughter of William and Caroline Oates. Her elder brother was the Antarctic explorer Lawrence Edward Grace Oates. She died in 1966. From the guide to the Violet Oates collection, 1965, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...

Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace, 1880-1912

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Lawrence Edward Grace Oates was born in Putney, London, on 17 March 1880. He was educated at Eton College and privately until 1898, when he was gazetted to a militia regiment. Two years later, he joined the Iniskilling Dragoons, a cavalry regiment, and served with distinction in the Boer War in South Africa. Severely wounded in March 1901, he was invalided home for a short time, before returning to the front by the end of the year. Promoted lieutenant in 1902, Oates serv...