Geoffrey Hutchinson Crawford (5 February 1904 – 14 February 1942) was an English rower.

Rowing

He competed in the eights at the

1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, and was held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The event was organized by '' Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ...

for England and won a

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. He gained a blue for Oxford at

The Boat Race 1926 The 78th Boat Race took place on 27 March 1926. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Umpired by former rower Frederick I. Pitman, Cambr ...

Personal life

He was an Agent at the time of the 1930 Games. Lieutenant Crawford was killed in action while serving with the

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

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References

1904 births 1942 deaths English male rowers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games British Army personnel killed in World War II Royal Artillery officers Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Military personnel from Yorkshire Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-rowing-bio-stub