Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Eight

Henry Mills Goldsmith (22 July 1885 – 9 May 1915) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.[1]

Goldsmith was born at Plympton, Devon and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.[2] He rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1906 and 1907. Although he did not row in the Boat Race in 1908, he was a member of the Cambridge crew which made up a boat in the eights and won the bronze medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3]

Goldsmith served in the First World War as a lieutenant with the Devonshire Regiment[4] He was killed in action, aged 29, at Fromelles during the Second Battle of Ypres.[5] His remains were not recovered and his name is inscribed on the Ploegsteert Memorial nearby.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Henry Goldsmith". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jesus College in the First World War Archived 6 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Henry Goldsmith Archived 2 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 24 February 1915
  5. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  6. ^ Goldsmith, Henry Mills, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 19 August 2008
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