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'''Gordon Alexander''' (1885 – 24 April 1917) was a British [[fencing|fencer]]. He competed in the individual [[foil (fencing)|foil]] and [[épée]] events at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/gordon-alexander-1.html |title=Gordon Alexander Olympic Results |accessdate=10 April 2010 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813034656/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/gordon-alexander-1.html |archivedate=13 August 2011 }}</ref> He was killed in action during [[World War I]].<ref name="WWI">{{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 |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archivedate=7 November 2014 }}</ref> |
'''Gordon Alexander''' (1885 – 24 April 1917) was a British [[fencing|fencer]]. He competed in the individual [[foil (fencing)|foil]] and [[épée]] events at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/gordon-alexander-1.html |title=Gordon Alexander Olympic Results |accessdate=10 April 2010 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813034656/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/gordon-alexander-1.html |archivedate=13 August 2011 }}</ref> He was killed in action during [[World War I]].<ref name="WWI">{{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 |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archivedate=7 November 2014 }}</ref> |
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==Death== |
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While attacking the town of [[Villers-Plouich]], a fellow soldier was wounded by a German artillery shell, and Alexander rushed to help him. While Alexander was dressing the soldier's wound, he was killed by another shell.<ref name="WWI">{{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 |accessdate=3 August 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archivedate=7 November 2014 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Born | 1885 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 24 April 1917 (aged 31–32) Villers-Plouich, France |
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| Sport | Fencing |
Gordon Alexander (1885 – 24 April 1917) was a British fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War I.[2]
Death
While attacking the town of Villers-Plouich, a fellow soldier was wounded by a German artillery shell, and Alexander rushed to help him. While Alexander was dressing the soldier's wound, he was killed by another shell.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Gordon Alexander Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ a b "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.
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