About Richard Brooke
Lived 1927 – 2020 (aged 93). Richard Brooke was an explorer.
Richard "Brookes" Brooke (14 January 1927 – 29 June 2020) was an explorer and Royal Naval surveyor whose achievements included spending two winters on the British North‑East Greenland Expedition (1952–1954) and participating in Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) (1956–1958). During the TAE he became the first person to ascend a peak (Mount Huggins) in the Royal Society Range and walked the 1600 km between Mawson Glacier and Mulock Glacier.
He died on 29 June 2020 at the age of 93.
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(1927-2020)
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Richard Brooke was born on 14 January 1927.
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Richard Brooke died on 29 June 2020.
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Richard Brooke was an explorer.
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