Ralph Bagnold
Explorer and geologist
Brigadier Ralph Alger Bagnold, OBE, FRS, was an English 20th-century desert explorer, geologist and soldier.
Bagnold served in the First World War as an engineer in the British Army.
In 1932, he staged the first recorded East-to-West crossing of... Wikipedia
Born: April 3, 1896, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Died: May 28, 1990 (age 94 years)
Spouse: Dorothy Bagnold (m. 1946)
Organization founded: Long Range Desert Group
Grandparent: M. E. Bagnold
Awards: Wollaston Medal, Founder's Gold Medal, and Penrose Medal