Lives of the First World War
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The Olympics - Track & Field Athletes
The Olympics - Track & Field Athletes
The lives of those who competed in Track and Field athletics events (running, jumping, throwing, etc.) at the Olympic Games, in addition to contributing to the war effort.
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Born 1886
British Army 52802 Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
British Army 52802 Private Machine Gun Corps
More about Meyrick Chapman -
Born 1891
Died 1972
British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached King's Royal Rifle Corps
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached King's Royal Rifle Corps
British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade
More about Arnold Nugent Strode Jackson, -
Born 1886
Died 1916
British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery
More about Alan Patterson -
Born 1894
Died 1948
British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps
British Army Captain Tank Corps
More about Bevil Gordon D'urban Rudd -
Born 1892
Died 1918
British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
More about Henry Maitland Macintosh -
Born 1885
British Army 268573 Private West Yorkshire Regiment
More about Harold A Wilson -
Born 1890
Died 1915
Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Canadian Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Private Canadian Infantry
More about James Duffy -
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Born 1897
Died 1986
British Army 153437 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
British Army Acting Captain Royal Garrison Artillery
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Air Force
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More about Malcolm Cuthbert Nokes -
Born 1880
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
More about Percival Molson -
Died 1915
Canadian Expeditionary Force 21563
Canadian Expeditionary Force 21563 Private Canadian Infantry
More about William Anderson -
Died 1918
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32540 New Zealand Rifle Brigade
More about Albert Edward Mackay Rowland -
Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
More about Benjamin Howard Baker -
Born 1884
Died 1962
British Army Captain 4th Class Chaplain Chaplain attached 10th General Hospital
British Army Major 62nd Divisional Head Quarters
More about Christopher Maude Chavasse -
Born 1892
Died 1917
British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Acting Captain East Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment
More about Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington -
Born 1882
Died 1915
British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry
More about Wyndham Halswelle -
British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers Staff
British Army Captain (Temporary Major) King's Own Scottish Borderers
British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers
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More about Arthur Emilius David Anderson -
Born 1889
Died 1914
British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment
More about Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson -
British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Royal Sussex Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment
British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment
More about Henry Edward Hugh Blakeney -
British Army 2570 Private London Regiment
British Army 24354 Private Army Pay Corps
More about Edward Adams Spencer