Roderick Syme
Roderick Syme MBE (24 February 1900 – 2 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand agricultural instructor, mountaineer, conservationist and alpine sports administrator. He was born in Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand in 1900. In 1931, he climbed a new ridge route on Mt Tasman. The ridge now bears Syme's name. In 1931 he also won the New Zealand long-distance skiing championship.[1]
In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services as an agricultural instructor and in fostering mountaineering.[2]
References
- ↑ Lambert, Ron. "Roderick Syme". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "No. 40499". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 1955. p. 3303.
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