Henry Goldsmith
British rower
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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]
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
 | 1908 London | Eight |
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]
