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Twiggy Anderson was born in [[Twickenham]], then a village and parish in [[Brentford]] district, [[Middlesex]] county in [[Greater London]], [[England]].<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/925379 ANDERSON, GERARD RUPERT LAURIE]. [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].</ref> His parents were the Rev David Anderson, an [[Church of England|Anglican]] [[prebendary]], and Blanche Alice May Anderson (nee Laurie). He had two sisters, Gladys and Mona Constance Amabel , and a brother, [[Arthur Anderson (athlete)|Arthur Emilius David]].<ref name=cwgc/> He attended [[Eton College|Eton]] and Trinity College, [[Oxford University]]. On graduating he was elected to a Fellowship of All Souls College. He was the AAA champion at the 120-yards hurdles in 1909-1910 and 1912.<ref name=sportsref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/laurie-anderson-1.html Laurie Anderson] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802021435/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/laurie-anderson-1.html |date=2 August 2015 }}. Sports-Reference.com</ref> On 16 July 1910 at [[the Crystal Palace]], Anderson set the [[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 [[1912 Summer Olympics|Stockholm Olympics in 1912]] and was favored to win a medal, but had an accident during the [[Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics#Athletics|Men's 110 metres]] and was disqualified. Anderson's brother Arthur was also a noted track star and competed in the 100 metres competition as well the 200 metres event. After graduating university, Anderson became a manager at the [[Cammell Laird shipyard]] in [[Birkenhead]].<ref name=sportsref/> |
Twiggy Anderson was born in [[Twickenham]], then a village and parish in [[Brentford]] district, [[Middlesex]] county in [[Greater London]], [[England]].<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/925379 ANDERSON, GERARD RUPERT LAURIE]. [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].</ref> His parents were the Rev David Anderson, an [[Church of England|Anglican]] [[prebendary]], and Blanche Alice May Anderson (nee Laurie). He had two sisters, Gladys and Mona Constance Amabel , and a brother, [[Arthur Anderson (athlete)|Arthur Emilius David]].<ref name=cwgc/> He attended [[Eton College|Eton]] and Trinity College, [[Oxford University]]. On graduating he was elected to a Fellowship of All Souls College. He was the AAA champion at the 120-yards hurdles in 1909-1910 and 1912.<ref name=sportsref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/laurie-anderson-1.html Laurie Anderson] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802021435/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/laurie-anderson-1.html |date=2 August 2015 }}. Sports-Reference.com</ref> On 16 July 1910 at [[the Crystal Palace]], Anderson set the [[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 [[1912 Summer Olympics|Stockholm Olympics in 1912]] and was favored to win a medal, but had an accident during the [[Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics#Athletics|Men's 110 metres]] and was disqualified. Anderson's brother Arthur was also a noted track star and competed in the 100 metres competition as well 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 16 October 1914, he joined the 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion of the [[Cheshire Regiment]], and he saw action with this unit in [[France]] and [[Belgium]] <ref name=cwgc/><ref name=sportsref/><ref name=nyt>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/12/01/100119203.pdf 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 7 November, Anderson was mortally wounded, aged 25, at [[Hooge, Belgium|Hooge]], near [[Ypres]]. Also killed were Captain [[George Bertram Pollock-Hodsoll]], a footballer who had played for [[Casuals F.C.|Casuals]] and [[Corinthian F.C.|Corinthians]] (who had, on occasion, captained the Army team), 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 7 November, the day he was wounded.<ref name="gdwdiary"/> A sports biography places his death on 9 November <ref name=sportsref/> and records from the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] place his death on 11 November.<ref name=cwgc/> |
During the [[First World War]], Anderson joined the [[British Army]] and gained a commission as a [[Second Lieutenant]].<ref name=sportsref/> On 16 October 1914, he joined the 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion of the [[Cheshire Regiment]], and he saw action with this unit in [[French Third Republic|France]] and [[Belgium]] <ref name=cwgc/><ref name=sportsref/><ref name=nyt>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/12/01/100119203.pdf 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 7 November, Anderson was mortally wounded, aged 25, at [[Hooge, Belgium|Hooge]], near [[Ypres]]. Also killed were Captain [[George Bertram Pollock-Hodsoll]], a footballer who had played for [[Casuals F.C.|Casuals]] and [[Corinthian F.C.|Corinthians]] (who had, on occasion, captained the Army team), 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 7 November, the day he was wounded.<ref name="gdwdiary"/> A sports biography places his death on 9 November <ref name=sportsref/> and records from the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] place his death on 11 November.<ref name=cwgc/> |
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Revision as of 15:58, 19 October 2019
Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson (15 March 1889 – November 1914), universally known as “Twiggy”, was a British hurdler who participated in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and held the world record for the 440-yards hurdles.
Life
Twiggy Anderson was born in Twickenham, then a village and parish in Brentford district, Middlesex county in Greater London, England.[1] His parents were the Rev David Anderson, an Anglican prebendary, and Blanche Alice May Anderson (nee Laurie). He had two sisters, Gladys and Mona Constance Amabel , and a brother, Arthur Emilius David.[1] He attended Eton and Trinity College, Oxford University. On graduating he was elected to a Fellowship of All Souls College. He was the AAA champion at the 120-yards hurdles in 1909-1910 and 1912.[2] On 16 July 1910 at the Crystal Palace, Anderson set the IAAF world record in the 440-yards hurdles with a time of 56.8 seconds.[2][3] 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 was also a noted track star and competed in the 100 metres competition as well the 200 metres event. After graduating university, Anderson became a manager at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead.[2]
During the First World War, Anderson joined the British Army and gained a commission as a Second Lieutenant.[2] On 16 October 1914, he joined the 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment, and he saw action with this unit in France and Belgium [1][2][4][5] On 7 November, Anderson was mortally wounded, aged 25, at Hooge, near Ypres. Also killed were Captain George Bertram Pollock-Hodsoll, a footballer who had played for Casuals and Corinthians (who had, on occasion, captained the Army team), and four enlisted men. Anderson's unit successfully repelled a German attack and captured twenty-five enemy troops.[5] There are differing accounts of Anderson's death from his wounds. Battalion records state he was killed on 7 November, the day he was wounded.[5] A sports biography places his death on 9 November [2] and records from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission place his death on 11 November.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d ANDERSON, GERARD RUPERT LAURIE. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- ^ a b c d e f Laurie Anderson Archived 2 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
