Geoffrey Crawford (rower)
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| Nationality |  English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1904 Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 February 1942 (aged 38) Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Eights | ||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Hutchinson Crawford (5 February 1904 – 14 February 1942) was an English rower.
Rowing
[edit]He competed in the eights at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal.[1]
He gained a blue for Oxford at The Boat Race 1926.
Personal life
[edit]He was an Agent at the time of the 1930 Games.[2] Lieutenant Crawford was killed in action while serving with the Royal Artillery during World War II.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ CWGC entrty
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