Frederick Sherriff
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1889 West Ham, London, England |
| Died | 31 January 1943 (aged 53) Cosford, Shropshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Frederick George Sherriff OBE MC (8 March 1889 – 31 January 1943) was a British fencer who was an officer in the British Army and later the Royal Air Force.[1]
He competed at two Olympic Games, in the men's team foil, at Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928.[2] He was a two times British fencing champion, winning two foil titles at the British Fencing Championships in 1924 and 1925.[3]
He had served in the First World War in the York and Lancaster Regiment and continued into the Second as a Royal Air Force officer, ultimately Group Captain. He is buried in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Donington, Shropshire.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frederick Sherriff". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Frederick Sherriff Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record. Note CWGC spell the place name 'Donnington'. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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