We remember Thomas Orde Hans Lees, A.f.c., O.b.e.

We remember Thomas Orde Hans Lees, A.f.c., O.b.e.

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Timeline

Timeline

1877
birth Hans Germany Source:7643013 Source:8777629 23rd May 1877
1888
education Marlborough College Marlborough United Kingdom Source:9000668 September 1888 - April 1890
1895
service Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines Source:7643013 1st September 1895
1896
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines Source:7643013 1st July 1896
1902
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marines Source:7643013 23rd April 1902
1902
marriage Rhoda Isabel Fraser Source:8777642 14th October 1902
1912
service Royal Navy Major Royal Marines Source:7643013 1912
1919
awards Air Force Cross (AFC) British Award/Decoration Source:8777633 1919
1919
awards Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration Source:8777633 1919
1921
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Royal Marines Source:7643013 7th November 1921
1932
marriage Ellaline Hisako Source:9000659 1932
1958
death Wellington New Zealand Source:8777628 1st December 1958

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas Orde Hans
Initials TOH
Last Name Lees, A.f.c., O.b.e.
Source 8777633
First Names Thomas
Initials T
Last Name Orde-Lees
Source 8777635
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy Royal Marines Second Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marines Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marines Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marines Major
Royal Navy Royal Marines Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.)
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Air Force Cross (AFC) British Award/Decoration
Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Orde Hastings Lees father
Grace Bateman mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rhoda Isabel Fraser wife 14th October 1902
Ellaline Hisako wife 1932

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Officers: 1899 - 1919
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Bryan5462
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Bryan5462
Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Bryan5462
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Bryan5462
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Bryan5462
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Bryan5462

External Evidence

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Thomas Orde-Lees Bryan5462
Flawed hero who came in from the cold: Ernest Shackleton by Jonathan Raban Bryan5462
Crew of the Endurance Bryan5462
Diary of a Survivor Bryan5462
Antarctic Discovery Bryan5462
The Endurance Obituaries Bryan5462
The Guardian Angel Parachute Bryan5462
Cool Antarctica -- Biographical Notes Bryan5462
Flying Marines Bryan5462
The Peerage Beverly42842
Wikipedia Beverly42842
Marlborough College Register from 1843 - 1933 Beverly42842

Multimedia

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Thomas Orde-Lees parachuting from a Handley Page Bryan5462
Thomas Orde-Lees, alongside the Guardian Angel Bryan5462

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