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  2. Lawrence Oates - Wikipedia

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    Oates was born in Putney, Surrey, in 1880, the elder son of William Edward Oates, FRGS, and Caroline Annie, daughter of Joshua Buckton, of West Lea, Meanwood, Leeds.The Oates family were wealthy landed gentry, having had land at Dewsbury and Leeds since the 16th century; William Oates moved the family to Gestingthorpe, Essex in 1891 [3] after becoming Lord of the manor of Over Hall at ...

  3. 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons - Wikipedia

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    Captain Lawrence 'Titus' Oates was an officer in the regiment. [31] The Royal Dragoon Guards commemorates Oates each year on St Patrick's Day which was his birthday and the day he died on. This is the only case where the British Army commemorates an individual as opposed to a battle honour. [32]

  4. John Charles Dollman - Wikipedia

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    Ride of the Valkyries is located in the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth. [8] A Very Gallant Gentleman (1913), depicting Lawrence Oates. His painting of Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates as he walked to his death, A Very Gallant Gentleman, hangs in the Cavalry Club in London.

  5. Captain Oats - Wikipedia

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    Captain Oats or Captain Oates may refer to: Lawrence Oates (1880 – 1912), an English cavalry officer with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, and later an Antarctic explorer; William Oats (1841 – 1911), an Australian mining engineer and politician; a toy horse belonging to the fictional character Seth Cohen

  6. List of Old Etonians born in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    Arthur Studd (1863–1919), cricketer, artist and art collector – one of the Studd brothers; Arthur Bourchier (1864–1927), actor-manager; Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis (1864–1935), politician; Brigadier-General George Colborne Nugent (1864–1915), Second Boer War, Killed in World War I; Ralph Pemberton (1864–1931), cricketer

  7. How did the Oscar get its name? The mystery behind the ... - AOL

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    MGM art director Cedric Gibbons sketched the figure of an impressively ripped knight as an art crusader for the first Academy Awards in 1929. (The design wasn't based on a human model.)

  8. Royal Dragoon Guards - Wikipedia

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    Oates' Sunday. Captain L E G Oates, of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, became a legend of self-sacrifice when, as a member of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic Expedition of 1912, he chose to sacrifice himself rather than impede the progress of his comrades. The annual commemoration of Oates' brave action takes place on the Sunday closest to St ...

  9. Ariana Grande isn’t just a pop culture icon—she’s also a fan of cooking at home. On a recent episode of the podcast SmartLess, Ariana shared her favorite go-to meal, and it’s surprisingly ...