Lt. Col. Thomas Orde Hans Lees, O.B.E. A.F.C.

1877 - 1958  (81 years)

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• Gender	Male
  Born	3 May 1877 Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [1]
  Residence	1881 Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England   [1]  – The Lees family have moved to Northamptonshire and are living with Grace's Father.
  Education	1888 - 1890 Malborough College, Malborough, England   [2]  – Entered Malborough (Summerfield House) in September 1888 and left at Easter 1890
  Residence	1911 52 Nightingale Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, England   [3]  – Thomas, Rhoda, Archie and Renée have set up home near Gosport.
  Occupation	1914 - 1916 Antartica   – A member of Shackleton's Endurance expedition. His duties were motor expert and stores keeper.
  Event	11 Feb 1922 Mt Fuji, Japan   [4]  – Becomes of of the first people to ascend Mt. Fuji in the middle of winter. Leaving on Feb 11th he returned after a successful climb on Feb 13th.
  Emigration	1920 - 1941 Tokyo, Japan   – Retiring from the military Thomas, Rhoda and Renée move to Tokyo.
  Emigration	1941 Wellington, New Zealand   – When Japan joined WW2 Thomas was forced to leave Tokyo with his family and they settled in Wellington.
  Died	1 Dec 1958 Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  Age	81 years
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Captain Edmund Hastings Harcourt Lees, Border Regiment,   b. 21 Dec 1875, Thornby, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 28 Oct 1914, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium  (Age 38 years) + 2. Mabel Louise Lees,   b. 16 Sep 1874, 19 Mount Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin ,   d. 9 Jan 1958, The War Memorial Cottage Hospital Aylesham Norfolk  (Age 83 years) + 3. Thomas Orde Hans Lees, O.B.E. A.F.C.,   b. 3 May 1877, Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 1 Dec 1958, Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 81 years)
  Person ID	I216 Family Tree | Lees Branch
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Orde Hastings Lees,   b. 22 Feb 1846
  Mother	Grace Bateman,   d. 24 Aug 1935
  Relationship	Adopted
  Married	24 Aug 1871
  Children	3 children
  1. Captain Edmund Hastings Harcourt Lees, Border Regiment,   b. 21 Dec 1875, Thornby, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 28 Oct 1914, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium  (Age 38 years) + 2. Mabel Louise Lees,   b. 16 Sep 1874, 19 Mount Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin ,   d. 9 Jan 1958, The War Memorial Cottage Hospital Aylesham Norfolk  (Age 83 years) + 3. Thomas Orde Hans Lees, O.B.E. A.F.C.,   b. 3 May 1877, Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 1 Dec 1958, Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F62 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Thomas Orde Hastings Lees,   b. 22 Feb 1846
  Mother	Ada Mary Pattenden,   b. 1852,   d. 1932  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Orde Hans Lees, O.B.E. A.F.C.,   b. 3 May 1877, Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 1 Dec 1958, Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F65 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Rhoda Isabella Musgrove,   b. 1868,   d. 1930  (Age 62 years)
  Married	1902 Newton Abbot, Devon, England   [5]  – Type: Until Rhoda's death
  Children	2 children
  1. Grace Isabella Renée Lees,   b. 1909,   d. 1980  (Age 71 years)   2. Archibald Stewart "Archie" Fraser,   b. 1889,   d. 1975  (Age 86 years)  [Stepchild]
  Census		1911 England Census - Thomas Hans Orde Lees Family Thomas is 36 and his wife Rhoda is 38. Their daughter Renée Isabel is two and they are living with Rhoda's 21 year old son Archie Stewart Fraser who takes the responsibility of completing the census form. He lists his occupation as Lieutenant of the Hampshire Regiment and Thomas's as Captain of The Royal Marine Light Infantry. They also have a servant living in the house.
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F66 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Ellaline Marie Hisako,   b. 1904
  Married	1932
  Children	1. Daphne Orde Louise "Zoe" Lees
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F67 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Event Map		Born - 3 May 1877 - Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  Residence - The Lees family have moved to Northamptonshire and are living with Grace's Father. - 1881 - Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England  Education - Entered Malborough (Summerfield House) in September 1888 and left at Easter 1890 - 1888 - 1890 - Malborough College, Malborough, England  Married - Type: Until Rhoda's death - 1902 - Newton Abbot, Devon, England  Residence - Thomas, Rhoda, Archie and Renée have set up home near Gosport. - 1911 - 52 Nightingale Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, England  Emigration - Retiring from the military Thomas, Rhoda and Renée move to Tokyo. - 1920 - 1941 - Tokyo, Japan  Emigration - When Japan joined WW2 Thomas was forced to leave Tokyo with his family and they settled in Wellington. - 1941 - Wellington, New Zealand  Died - 1 Dec 1958 - Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S76] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1543; Folio: 80; Page: 35; GSU roll: 1341372, 14 Feb 2017. [S81] Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 Inclusive, Marlborough College, (H. Hart 1905), Page 445, 14 Feb 2017. [S12] 1911 England Census, (Ancestry.com), Class: RG14; Piece: 5617; Schedule Number: 97, 14 Feb 2017. [S83] One Hundred Mountains, https://onehundredmountains.blogspot.ie/2009_11_01_archive.html, 14 Feb 2017. [S22] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, 14 Feb 2017.