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Edward Gordon Williams (20 July 1888 – 12 August 1915) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
	1908 London	Eight

Williams was born at Honiton, Devon, and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Pitt Club.[2] He rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1908. The Cambridge crew made up a boat in the eights which won the bronze medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3] He rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1909 and also in 1909 partnered Banner Johnstone to win the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta against Julius Beresford and Karl Vernon. He raced in the 1910 Boat Race.

Williams was appointed as a colonial administrator in North-Western Rhodesia.[4] He then served in the First World War as a lieutenant with the Grenadier Guards. He was killed in action aged 27 near Béthune and was buried at St. Venant Communal Cemetery nearby.[5][6]

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I
• List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews

References

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- [en] Edward Williams (rower)

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[fr] Edward Gordon Williams

Edward Gordon Williams, né le 20 juillet 1888, est un rameur anglais qui a gagné une médaille de bronze olympique en 1908. Combattant lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, il est mort le 12 août 1915 près de Béthune.

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[it] Edward Williams

Edward Gordon Williams (Honiton, 20 luglio 1888 – Béthune, 12 agosto 1915) è stato un canottiere britannico.

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[ru] Уильямс, Эдвард (гребец)

Эдвард Гордон Уильямс (англ. Edward Gordon Williams; 20 июля 1888[2], Хонитон[d], Девон — 12 августа 1915[2], Бетюн) — британский гребец, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1908.

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