Charles Littlejohn
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Charles William Berry Littlejohn MC (4 January 1889 – 4 August 1960) was a rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Littlejohn was born in Nelson, New Zealand and attended Nelson College from 1898 to 1903.[1] He went to New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (from Ormond College, Melbourne University) where he was a Diploma student in anthropology.[2] He was a member of the winning Oxford crews in the Boat Race in 1911 and 1912. He was also a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3] He was subsequently decorated with the Military Cross while serving in World War I.
See also
References
- ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ↑ Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945
- ↑ Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Charles Littlejohn
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- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
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