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War Athletes

War Athletes/WWII

War Athletes: Keith Truscott

April 19, 2021
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Christopher Warner on sporting figures in conflict

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War Athletes/WWI

War Athletes: Wyndham Halswelle

February 9, 2021
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Christopher Warner on sporting figures in conflict

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War Athletes/WWI

War Athletes: Clem Lewis

December 17, 2020
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In his poem ‘Dulce et decorum est’, Wilfred Owen reflects upon his experiences in World War One to capture the horrors of

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War Athletes/WWII

War Athletes: Lilli Henoch

November 2, 2020
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Henoch displayed a natural all-around talent in several sports, making her future accomplishments even more impressive, considering the few opportunities available for

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War Athletes/WWI

War Athletes: Anthony Wilding

July 6, 2020
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Handsome and charming, Wilding embraced a life full of adventure that also involved racing motorcycles across both hemispheres.

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War Athletes/WWI

War Athletes: Donald Bell

June 5, 2020
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Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Donald Bell, relying on adrenaline and instinct, led two men from his company through the mud of no-man’s land,

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War Athletes/WWI

War Athletes: François Faber and Octave Lapize

April 7, 2020
5 mins read

On 28 June 1914, the 12th annual Tour de France began in Paris with the blast of a starter’s pistol. The same

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Modern/War Athletes/WWII

War Athletes: Billy Fiske

February 27, 2020
5 mins read

The Chicago-born ‘slider’ became the youngest Olympic gold medallist ever as a 16-year-old at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz. Four

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