richard, yorke, confused, with, richard, york, richard, francis, charles, yorke, july, 1885, december, 1914, british, track, field, athlete, competed, 1908, summer, olympics, 1912, summer, olympics, 1908, eliminated, first, round, 3200, metre, steeplechase, ev. Not to be confused with Richard York Richard Francis Charles Yorke 28 July 1885 22 December 1914 was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics 1 In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition 2 Yorke was killed in action aged 29 during the First World War serving as a sergeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt 3 4 See also editList of Olympians killed in World War IReferences edit Richard Yorke Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 3 August 2015 Richard Yorke Olympedia Retrieved 10 March 2021 Yorke Richard Francis Charles Commonwealth War Graves Commission retrieved 14 September 2008 Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 3 August 2015 External links editOlympic athlete profile nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to British athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Yorke amp oldid 1195226080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
