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Gerard Anderson was born in [[Twickenham]], a village and a parish in [[Brentford]] district, [[Middlesex]] county in [[Greater London]], [[England]]. |
Gerard Anderson was born in [[Twickenham]], a village and a parish in [[Brentford]] district, [[Middlesex]] county in [[Greater London]], [[England]].<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=925379 ANDERSON, GERARD RUPERT LAURIE]. [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].</ref><ref name=1911census>{{cite web |url=http://www.1911census.co.uk/ |title= RG number: RG14. Piece: 424. Reference: RG14PN424 RG78PN14 RD5 SD1 ED10 SN104. Registration District: St George. Sub District: Mayfair and Knights Bridge. Enumeration District: 10 Parish: St George Hanover Square. Address: 15 Grosvenor St W. County: London |author= |date= |work= |publisher=http://www.findmypast.co.uk |accessdate=26 October 2012}}</ref> His parents were David Anderson (b. 1844), an Anglican [[prebendary]], and Blanch Alice May Anderson (b. 1857). He also had a sister, Mona Constance Anabel (b. 1884), and a brother, [[Arthur Anderson (athlete)|Arthur Emilius David]] (b. 1887).<ref name=cwgc/><ref name=1911census/> He attended [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Oxford University]]. He was the AAA champion at the 120-yards hurdles in 1909-1910 and 1912.<ref name=sportsref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/laurie-anderson-1.html Laurie Anderson]. Sports-Reference.com</ref> On July 16, 1910 at [[the Crystal Palace]], Anderson set the first [[IAAF]] [[world record]] in the 440-yards hurdles with a time of 56.8 seconds.<ref name=sportsref/><ref name=gdwofficers>{{cite web |url= http://grandadswar.mrallsophistory.com/officer_died.html#anderson |title= Officers of the 1st Battalion, Killed in Action, August - December 1914 |author=G.E. Conway |date= |work= |publisher= Grandad's War |accessdate=26 October 2012}}</ref> Anderson took part in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 and was favored to win a medal, but had an accident during the Men's 110 metres and was disqualified. Anderson's brother Arthur Anderson was also a noted track star and competed in the 100 metres competition as well as of the 200 metres event. After graduating university, Anderson became a manager at the [[Cammell Laird shipyard]] in [[Birkenhead]].<ref name=sportsref/> |
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During the [[First World War]] Anderson joined the [[British Army]] and gained a commission as a [[Second Lieutenant]].<ref name=sportsref/> On October |
During the [[First World War]] Anderson joined the [[British Army]] and gained a commission as a [[Second Lieutenant]].<ref name=sportsref/> On October 16, 1914 he joined 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. [[Cheshire Regiment]] and he saw action with this unit in [[France]] and [[Belgium]] <ref name=cwgc/><ref name=sportsref/><ref name=nyt>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00F14F73C5C13738DDDA80894DA415B848DF1D3 ENGLAND LOSING ATHLETES; Many Prominent in Sporting Circles Die on Battle Fields.] [[New York Times]]. 1 Dec 1914</ref><ref name=gdwdiary>{{cite web |url= http://grandadswar.mrallsophistory.com/files/War%20Diary.pdf |title= 1 st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment War Diaries (August to December 1914) |author=G.E. Conway |date= |work= |publisher= Grandad's War |accessdate=26 October 2012}}</ref> On November 7 Anderson was mortally wounded at [[Hooge, Belgium|Hooge]], near [[Ypres]]. Also killed were Captain George Bertram Pollock-Hodsoll and four enlisted men. Anderson's unit successfully repelled a German attack and captured twenty-five enemy troops.<ref name="gdwdiary"/> There are differing accounts of Anderson's death from his wounds. Battalion records state he was killed on November 7, the day he was wounded.<ref name="gdwdiary"/> A sports biography places his death on November 9.<ref name=sportsref/> And records from the Commonweath War Graves Commission place his death on November 11.<ref name=cwgc/> |
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Revision as of 00:35, 15 January 2013
Gerard Rupert Lawrence "Laurie" Anderson (15 March 1889 – November 1914) was a British hurdler who participated in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and held the world record for the 440-yards hurdles.
Life
Gerard Anderson was born in Twickenham, a village and a parish in Brentford district, Middlesex county in Greater London, England.[1][2] His parents were David Anderson (b. 1844), an Anglican prebendary, and Blanch Alice May Anderson (b. 1857). He also had a sister, Mona Constance Anabel (b. 1884), and a brother, Arthur Emilius David (b. 1887).[1][2] He attended Eton and Oxford University. He was the AAA champion at the 120-yards hurdles in 1909-1910 and 1912.[3] On July 16, 1910 at the Crystal Palace, Anderson set the first IAAF world record in the 440-yards hurdles with a time of 56.8 seconds.[3][4] Anderson took part in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 and was favored to win a medal, but had an accident during the Men's 110 metres and was disqualified. Anderson's brother Arthur Anderson was also a noted track star and competed in the 100 metres competition as well as of the 200 metres event. After graduating university, Anderson became a manager at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead.[3]
During the First World War Anderson joined the British Army and gained a commission as a Second Lieutenant.[3] On October 16, 1914 he joined 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment and he saw action with this unit in France and Belgium [1][3][5][6] On November 7 Anderson was mortally wounded at Hooge, near Ypres. Also killed were Captain George Bertram Pollock-Hodsoll and four enlisted men. Anderson's unit successfully repelled a German attack and captured twenty-five enemy troops.[6] There are differing accounts of Anderson's death from his wounds. Battalion records state he was killed on November 7, the day he was wounded.[6] A sports biography places his death on November 9.[3] And records from the Commonweath War Graves Commission place his death on November 11.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d ANDERSON, GERARD RUPERT LAURIE. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- ^ a b "RG number: RG14. Piece: 424. Reference: RG14PN424 RG78PN14 RD5 SD1 ED10 SN104. Registration District: St George. Sub District: Mayfair and Knights Bridge. Enumeration District: 10 Parish: St George Hanover Square. Address: 15 Grosvenor St W. County: London". http://www.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b c d e f Laurie Anderson. Sports-Reference.com
- ^ G.E. Conway. "Officers of the 1st Battalion, Killed in Action, August - December 1914". Grandad's War. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ ENGLAND LOSING ATHLETES; Many Prominent in Sporting Circles Die on Battle Fields. New York Times. 1 Dec 1914
- ^ a b c G.E. Conway. "1 st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment War Diaries (August to December 1914)" (PDF). Grandad's War. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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