Lawrence Oates
(1880-1912)
Antarctic explorer and Terra Nova Expedition member (1910-1912)
Commemorated on 4 plaques
"A very gallant gentleman". To commemorate Captain Lawrence E. G. Oates a member of Capt. Scott's expedition to the South Pole 1910-1912 a frequent visitor to Meanwoodside, the Oates family home. Died 17th March 1912
Meanwood Park, Leeds, United Kingdom where they frequently visited
Captain Lawrence Oates 1880-1912 Antarctic explorer lived in a house on this site
307 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Captain Laurence Oates 1880-1912 Antarctic explorer lived here
309 Upper Richmond Road, London, United Kingdom where they lived
To The Memory of Captain R. F. Scott CVO DSO RN and his faithful companions Captain L. E. G. Oates, Lieut. H. R. Bowers RIM, Dr E. A. Wilson and Petty Officer Edgar Evans RN who sailed in the S. S. Terra Nova from the Port of Cardiff June 15th.1910, to locate the South Pole; and, in pursuit of that great and scientific task, laid down their lives in the Antarctic Regions. March 1912. "Britons All, And Very Gallant Gentlemen"
Roath Park Boating Lake, Cardiff, United Kingdom where they sailed from the port near (1910)