Henry Ashington

Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington (25 September 1891[1] – 31 January 1917) was an English track and field athlete from Southport,[2] who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Ashington was born in 1891 in Southport, Lancashire the son of Sherard and Lydia Ashington, his father was a solicitor.

In 1912 he finished tenth in the long jump competition and 15th in the standing long jump event.[3]

Ashington was killed in action during the First World War,[4] serving as a captain with the East Yorkshire Regiment near Combles. He was buried in the Combles Communal Cemetery nearby.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Henry Sherard Osborn Ashington - Olympic Record". British Olympic Association.
  2. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Henry Sherard O Ashington; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1891; District: Ormskirk; Volume: 8b; Page: 813.
  3. ↑ "Henry Ashington". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Ashington, Henry, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 14 September 2008


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