INDENTCaptain Laurence Edward Grace Oates (1880-1912), was one of the five members of Captain Scott's party that reached the South Pole, 17th January 1912. On the return journey, never completed, the party experienced insufferable weather, shortage of food, and exhaustion. On March 16th, Captain Oates walked out of his tent to his death hoping to give his companions a better chance of survival