Isaac Bentham
Isaac Bentham (27 October 1886 Lancashire – 5 May 1917) was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.[1]
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Water Polo | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Team competition |
He was killed in action, aged 30, in the Battle of Arras during World War I.[2] He died on 15 May 1917, whilst serving as a sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery on the Western Front in France. He has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Arras War Memorial.
References
- "Isaac Bentham". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- "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.
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