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Herbert Gayler (3 December 1881 – 23 June 1917) was a British cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.

Gayler served as a private in the London Regiment during the First World War. He took part in the Waziristan campaign against the Mahsud tribe, and was killed by sniper fire in an ambush on 23 June 1917. Gayler is commemorated at India Gate.

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

References

1. "Herbert Gayler – London 1/25th Regt". www.25thlondon.com.
2. "Herbert Gayler". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
3. "Herbert Gayler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
4. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
5. ^ "Casualty Details: Gayler, Herbert H." Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
6. "Herbert Henry GAYLER (Bert)". 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

• Diary of the campaign, includes the circumstances of Gayler's death
• Herbert Gayler at ProCyclingStats
• Herbert Gayler at Olympedia

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