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English rower (1904–1942)

Geoffrey Crawford
Personal information
NationalityEngland English
Born(1904-02-05)5 February 1904
Yorkshire, England
Died14 February 1942(1942-02-14) (aged 38)
Indonesia
Sport
SportRowing
EventEights
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Eights

Geoffrey Hutchinson Crawford (5 February 1904 – 14 February 1942) was an English rower.

Rowing

He competed in the eights at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal.

He gained a blue for Oxford at The Boat Race 1926.

Personal life

He was an Agent at the time of the 1930 Games. Lieutenant Crawford was killed in action while serving with the Royal Artillery during World War II.

References

  1. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
  3. CWGC entrty


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