Gordon Alexander

Gordon Reuben Alexander (1885 – 24 April 1917) was a British fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.

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.

In 1912, he competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. the following year in 1913, he won the foil title at the British Fencing Championships.

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Vorname:Gordon
Geburtsdatum:1884 (♐ Schütze)
140. Geburtstag
Geburtsort:Kensington
Sterbedatum:24.04.1917
Sterbeort:Villers-Plouich
Nationalität:Vereinigtes Königreich
Sprachen:Englisch;
Geschlecht:♂männlich
Berufe:Fechter,

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