He served as an Intelligence Officer in France and spoke fluent German, French and good Russian. He served as a Captain in the Royal Berkshire Regiment before being transferred to Special Operations Executive and special reconnaissance duty with GHQ Liaison Regiment. He died after the British steam merchant ship Jonathan Holt was sunk by U-97 en route from Liverpool to Takoradi.[1]
john, gabriel, athlete, john, parton, gabriel, 1911, 1941, male, athlete, competed, england, john, gabrielpersonal, informationnationalityenglandborn, 1911, january, 1911surreydied24, february, 1941, 1941, aged, seaathletics, career, edithe, competed, yard, hu. John Parton Gabriel 1911 1941 was a male athlete who competed for England John GabrielPersonal informationNationalityEnglandBorn 1911 01 13 13 January 1911SurreyDied24 February 1941 1941 02 24 aged 30 At seaAthletics career editHe competed in the 120 Yard Hurdles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London Personal life editHe served as an Intelligence Officer in France and spoke fluent German French and good Russian He served as a Captain in the Royal Berkshire Regiment before being transferred to Special Operations Executive and special reconnaissance duty with GHQ Liaison Regiment He died after the British steam merchant ship Jonathan Holt was sunk by U 97 en route from Liverpool to Takoradi 1 References edit John Parton Gabriel U Boat net nbsp This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gabriel athlete amp oldid 1179443920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
