J. O. M. Roberts

For others with the same or similar names, see Jimmy Roberts (disambiguation).

"Jimmy" Roberts
Birth nameJames Owen Merion Roberts
Born(1916-09-21)21 September 1916
Gujarat, India
Died1 November 1997(1997-11-01) (aged 81)
Pokhara, Nepal
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RankLieutenant colonel
Commands153 (Gurkha) Para Battalion
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsLVO, MBE, MC

Lieutenant Colonel James Owen Merion Roberts MVO MBE MC (21 September 1916 – 1 November 1997) was one of the greatest Himalayan mountaineer-explorers of the twentieth century; a highly decorated British Army officer who achieved his greatest renown as "the father of trekking" in Nepal. His exploratory activities are comparable to those of Eric Shipton and Bill Tilman.

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