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Ralph Chalmers

Ralph Chalmers (13 January 1891 – 8 May 1915) was a British fencer.[1] He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] He died at the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I while serving as an officer with the Suffolk Regiment.[3][4]

Ralph Chalmers
Personal information
Born(1891-01-13)13 January 1891
Primrose Hill, London, England
Died8 May 1915(1915-05-08) (aged 24)
Ypres, Belgium
Sport
SportFencing

He was one of the sons of Robert Chalmers, 1st Baron Chalmers, a British civil servant, and a Pali and Buddhist scholar.

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  1. ^ "Ralph Chalmers". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ^ McCrery, Nigel (19 October 2016). The Extinguished Flame: Olympians Killed in The Great War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473878013 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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