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{{short description|British gymnast}}
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| birth_place = [[Smethwick]], England
| birth_place = [[Smethwick]], England
| death_date = 26 September {{death year and age|1915|1887}}
| death_date = 26 September {{death year and age|1915|1887}}
| death_place = Pas-de-Calais, France
| death_place = [[Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée]], France
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'''Charles Oldaker''' (1887 &ndash; 26 September 1915) was a British [[gymnastics|gymnast]]. He competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team|men's team event]] at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/charles-oldaker-1.html |title=Charles Oldaker Olympic Results |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> He was killed in action during [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref>
'''Charles Oldaker''' (1887 &ndash; 26 September 1915) was a British [[gymnastics|gymnast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/30148 |title=Charles Oldaker |work=Olympedia |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> He competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team|men's team event]] at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/charles-oldaker-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/charles-oldaker-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Charles Oldaker Olympic Results |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref> He was killed in action during [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |work=Sports Reference |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Oldaker served as a [[lance sergeant]] in the [[Worcestershire Regiment]] during the [[First World War]].<ref name=CWGC>{{CWGC|id=1765987|name=Oldaker, Charles James Swinburne|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> He was [[killed in action]] on 26 September 1915 in the area of [[Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée]].<ref name="SportsRef" /><ref name="CWGC" /> Oldaker's body was not recovered, and he is commemorated at [[Loos Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC" />


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:1915 deaths]]
[[Category:1915 deaths]]
[[Category:British male artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:British male artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:Olympic gymnasts of Great Britain]]
[[Category:Olympians killed in warfare]]
[[Category:Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Smethwick]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Smethwick]]
[[Category:Worcestershire Regiment soldiers]]
[[Category:British military personnel killed in World War I]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Military personnel from the West Midlands (county)]]

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Latest revision as of 16:28, 11 May 2024

Charles Oldaker
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born1887
Smethwick, England
Died26 September 1915 (aged 27–28)
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France
Sport
SportGymnastics

Charles Oldaker (1887 – 26 September 1915) was a British gymnast.[1] He competed in the men's team event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War I.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Oldaker served as a lance sergeant in the Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War.[4] He was killed in action on 26 September 1915 in the area of Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée.[2][4] Oldaker's body was not recovered, and he is commemorated at Loos Memorial.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charles Oldaker". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Oldaker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Oldaker, Charles James Swinburne". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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