In his obituary in the AC journal his date of birth is given as 7 October 1872, this seems to contradict most other sources which give it as 1871 [1][2], so gone with the latter.
[1] https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-61040
You'd hope the Oxford DNB (I can't help thinking of Direct North Buttress (E3)) would be correct.
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