Charles Littlejohn | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles William Berry Littlejohn 4 January 1889 Nelson, New Zealand |
| Died |
4 August 1960 (aged 71) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
Charles William Berry Littlejohn MC (4 January 1889 – 4 August 1960) was a New Zealand-born rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 4 January 1889,[2] Littlejohn was the son of William Still Littlejohn and Jeannie Littlejohn (née Berry).[3] He was educated at Nelson College from 1898 to 1903,[4] and later went to New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (from Ormond College, Melbourne University) where he was a Diploma student in anthropology.[5] 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.[2] He was subsequently decorated with the Military Cross while serving in World War I.
References[]
- ↑ "Charles Littlejohn". Olympedia. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/37374.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Charles Littlejohn
- ↑ "A smart New Zealander". West Coast Times. 7 July 1911. p. 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT19110707.2.15.5. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- ↑ Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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