Pre-war sportsman/woman
The lives of many promising sportsmen and women were ended prematurely. From cricketers to football players, rugby stars and chess masters, those who lost their lives in the world wars are commemorated in perpetuity by the CWGC. Tell us their stories.
Captain Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington - Olympian
Second Lieutenant Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson - Olympian
Second Lieutenant Gordon R. Alexander - Olympian
Gunner Fairfax Gill, Royal Field Artillery - 'A Yorkshire Cricketing Legend'
Captain John William Washington Nason, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment and 46 Squadron, RFC
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