Percy Fawcett
Percy Harrison Fawcett | |
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Fawcett in 1911 | |
| Born | Percy Harrison Fawcett 18 August 1867 Torquay, England |
| 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 |
| Branch | 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 |
Percy Harrison Fawcett DSO (18 August 1867 – disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer of South America. He disappeared in 1925 (along with his eldest son, Jack, and one of Jack's friends, Raleigh Rimmel) during an expedition to find an ancient lost city which he and others believed existed in the Amazon rainforest.