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Shebbeare, Edward Oswald (1884-1964), mountaineer, naturalist and forester
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1884-1964
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Edward Shebbeare was a member of the 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition, serving as transport officer. He was the deputy leader and transport officer of the 1933 expedition and served as transport officer on the 1929 German Kanchenjunga expedition. In 1928, he was a founding member of The Himalayan Club. He was also a keen naturalist, particularly interested in rhinoceros and elephant conservation. In 1940, he was the founding president of the Malayan Nature Society.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Oswald_Shebbeare
Braeshears, D. and Salkeld, A., Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory (1999).