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| birth_place = [[Cockerton]], [[County Durham]], England |
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'''Frederick Kitching''' (4 July 1886 – 11 August 1918) was a British athlete. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump|men's standing long jump]] event at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/frederick-kitching-1.html |title=Frederick Kitching Olympic Results |accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> He was killed in action during [[World War I]].<ref name="WWI">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id%3D65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=26 August 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> |
'''Frederick Kitching''' (4 July 1886 – 11 August 1918) was a British athlete. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump|men's standing long jump]] event at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/frederick-kitching-1.html |title=Frederick Kitching Olympic Results |accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> He was killed in action during [[World War I]].<ref name="WWI">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id%3D65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=26 August 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Kitching served as an [[Orderly (military)|orderly]] in the [[Friends' Ambulance Unit]] during the First World War.<ref name="CWGC">{{CWGC|id=617288|name=Kitching, Frederick Overend|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> He joined the unit after declaring himself a [[conscientious objector]]. Serving for two years, Kitching died in a German [[Aerial bombardment|air raid]] on [[Dunkirk]] in August 1918.<ref name="DATW">{{cite web |title=Frederick Overend Kitching (1886-1918) |url=https://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/story/11341/ |publisher=Durham at War |accessdate=19 May 2020}}</ref> He is buried at Dunkirk Town Cemetery.<ref name="CWGC" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:21, 19 May 2020
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| Born | 4 July 1886 Cockerton, County Durham, England |
| Died | 11 August 1918 (aged 32) Dunkirk, France |
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| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Standing long jump |
Frederick Kitching (4 July 1886 – 11 August 1918) was a British athlete. He competed in the men's standing long jump event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War I.[2]
Personal life
Kitching served as an orderly in the Friends' Ambulance Unit during the First World War.[3] He joined the unit after declaring himself a conscientious objector. Serving for two years, Kitching died in a German air raid on Dunkirk in August 1918.[4] He is buried at Dunkirk Town Cemetery.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederick Kitching Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Kitching, Frederick Overend". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Overend Kitching (1886-1918)". Durham at War. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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