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Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Harcourt Sanderson (11 December 1876 – 17 April 1918) was an English rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.[1] He was killed in action during the First World War.[2]

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
1908 London Eight
Memorial to Ronald Harcourt Sanderson in Ripon Cathedral
Memorial to Ronald Harcourt Sanderson in Ripon Cathedral

Early life and rowing career


Sanderson was born at Uckfield, Sussex, the only son of Rev. Edward Sanderson of Uckfield. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] Sanderson rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1899 and 1900 which were two victories for Cambridge.

He became a member of Leander Club and was a crew member of the Leander eight which won the gold medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[4]


Military career


Sanderson joined the Royal Horse Artillery in May 1900,[5] and served as Second Lieutenant in the Second Boer War in South Africa. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 March 1902.[6]

Sanderson served in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War. He was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour by France. He was a lieutenant colonel when he was killed in action near Ypres in April 1918, aged 41. He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery nearby[7] and there is a memorial brass in Ripon Cathedral.


See also



References


  1. "Ronald Sanderson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. "Sanderson, Robert Harcourt (SNDR895RH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Sanderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  5. "No. 27196". The London Gazette. 25 May 1900. p. 3335.
  6. "No. 27431". The London Gazette. 6 May 1902. p. 3013.
  7. Sanderson, Ronald Harcourt, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 17 November 2017

На других языках

- [en] Ronald Sanderson

[fr] Ronald Sanderson

Ronald Harcourt Sanderson, né le 11 décembre 1876 à Uckfield et mort le 17 avril 1918 à Gommecourt, est un rameur d'aviron britannique.

[it] Ronald Sanderson

Ronald Harcourt Sanderson (Uckfield, 11 dicembre 1876 – Gommecourt, 17 aprile 1918) è stato un canottiere britannico.

[ru] Сандерсон, Рональд

Рональд Харкурт Сандерсон (англ. Ronald Harcourt Sanderson; 11 декабря 1876 (1876-12-11), Акфилд, Великобритания — 17 апреля 1918, Гоммекур, Па-де-Кале, Франция) — британский гребец, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1908.


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