Frederick Sherriff

Frederick George Sherriff OBE MC (8 March 1889 31 January 1943) was a British fencer who was an officer in the British Army and later the Royal Air Force.

Frederick Sherriff
Personal information
Born(1889-03-08)8 March 1889
West Ham, London, England
Died31 January 1943(1943-01-31) (aged 53)
Cosford, Shropshire, England
Sport
SportFencing

He competed at two Olympic Games, in the men's team foil, at Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928.[1]

He had served in the First World War in the York and Lancaster Regiment and continued into the Second as a Royal Air Force officer, ultimately Group Captain. He is buried in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Donington, Shropshire.[2]

References

  1. "Frederick Sherriff Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  2. CWGC Casualty Record. Note CWGC spell the place name 'Donnington'.
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