Arthur Norman Victor Harcourt Ommundsen (23 November 1878 – 19 September 1915) was a British

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

and

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. In the 1908 Olympics, he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event and was seventh in the 600 metre free rifle event. Ommundsen was killed in action during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, serving as a lieutenant with the

Honourable Artillery Company The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the w ...

near

Ypres Ypres ( ; ; ; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper ...

. He was buried at

Brandhoek Military Cemetery Brandhoek Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Vlamertinge in Belgium on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity ...

nearby.Ommundsen, Harcourt
''Commonwealth War Graves Commission'', Retrieved 17 August 2008

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* 1878 births 1915 deaths Sportspeople from Alloa British male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Honourable Artillery Company officers British military personnel killed in World War I Olympic medalists in shooting Scottish Olympic competitors Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics British Army personnel of World War I {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub

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