Frank Debenham
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.
Frank Debenham | |
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Frank Debenham during the Terra Nova Expedition in 1911 | |
| Born | 26 December 1883 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 23 November 1965 (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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