Michael Edward Borg Banks | |
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Born | 22 December 1922 |
Died | 9 February 2013 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Soldier
Adventurer Climber Author |
Michael Edward Borg Banks MBE (22 December 1922 – 9 February 2013) was a British soldier, adventurer, climber and author. [1]
Banks was born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, on 22 December 1922. [1] His father Humphrey Borg, an engineer, and mother Elsie (nee Millicent) worked in Malta, where Banks was schooled until returning to Chippenham when he was 14. [1] He adopted the surname Banks by deed poll, in adulthood. [1] Banks was a vegetarian. [2]
Banks joined the Royal Marines, with a commission, in January 1942. [1] He was a member of the British North Greenland Expedition (1952 to 1954).
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 November 1954. [3] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1959. [1]
In 1958, he made the first ascent of Rakaposhi with Tom Patey as part of a British-Pakistani joint forces Himalayan expedition. [4]
At the age of 77, in May 2000, he climbed the Scottish sea stack, the Old Man of Hoy becoming the oldest person to have done so. [5]
He died in Bristol on 9 February 2013, aged 90. [1]
Michael Edward Borg Banks | |
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Born | 22 December 1922 |
Died | 9 February 2013 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Soldier
Adventurer Climber Author |
Michael Edward Borg Banks MBE (22 December 1922 – 9 February 2013) was a British soldier, adventurer, climber and author. [1]
Banks was born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, on 22 December 1922. [1] His father Humphrey Borg, an engineer, and mother Elsie (nee Millicent) worked in Malta, where Banks was schooled until returning to Chippenham when he was 14. [1] He adopted the surname Banks by deed poll, in adulthood. [1] Banks was a vegetarian. [2]
Banks joined the Royal Marines, with a commission, in January 1942. [1] He was a member of the British North Greenland Expedition (1952 to 1954).
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 November 1954. [3] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1959. [1]
In 1958, he made the first ascent of Rakaposhi with Tom Patey as part of a British-Pakistani joint forces Himalayan expedition. [4]
At the age of 77, in May 2000, he climbed the Scottish sea stack, the Old Man of Hoy becoming the oldest person to have done so. [5]
He died in Bristol on 9 February 2013, aged 90. [1]