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Percy Fawcett
British explorer and military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Percy Harrison Fawcett DSO (18 August 1867 – disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America. Fawcett disappeared in 1925 (along with his eldest son, Jack, and one of Jack's friends, Raleigh Rimell) during an expedition to find an ancient lost city which he and others believed existed in the Amazon rainforest.[1]
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Percy Harrison Fawcett | |
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![]() Fawcett in 1911 | |
Born | Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867-08-18)18 August 1867 |
Disappeared | 29 May 1925 (aged 57) Mato Grosso, Brazil |
Education | Newton Abbot Proprietary College |
Occupation(s) | Artillery officer, archaeologist, geologist, explorer |
Spouse |
Nina Agnes Paterson (m. 1901) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Edward Douglas Fawcett (brother) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1886–1910 c.1914–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order 3 × Mentioned in despatches |
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