Edmund Bury
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Rackets | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1908 London | Men's doubles |
Edmond William Bury (4 November 1884 – 5 December 1915) was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Cecil Browning. In the men's singles event he did not participate.
Bury was killed in action during the First World War,[2] serving as a captain with the King's Royal Rifle Corps near Fleurbaix. He was buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery nearby.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Edmund Bury". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Bury, Edmond William, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 28 September 2008
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