Frank Debenham
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Frank Debenham, OBE (26 December 1883 – 23 November 1965) was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Department of Geography, Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.
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Frank Debenham | |
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Born | (1883-12-26)26 December 1883 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 23 November 1965(1965-11-23) (aged 81) Cambridge, England |
Education | University of Sydney |
Spouse |
Dorothy Lempriere
(m. 1917; died 1965) |
Children | 5 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War I, World War II |
Awards | Order of the British Empire (1919) |
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