| Louis Rudd MBE | |
| Birth Place: | UK |
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Rudd was a UK Army Reservist at the time he successfully journeyed to the South Pole in 2011.[2] He joined the Royal Marines at the age of 16 and served tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan.[3] He also led a team of Army reservists across the Antarctica, a trip that took 67 days to complete.[4]
Rudd has three children and resides in Hereford.[5]