Bernhard von Gaza explained

Bernhard von Gaza
Birth Date:6 May 1881
Birth Place:Usedom, Germany
Death Place:Menin Road Ridge, Langemark, Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Sport:Rowing
Club:RG Wiking Berlin 1896

Bernhard von Gaza (6 May 1881 – 25 September 1917) was a German rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in single sculls.[2]

Barnhard was killed during the Battle of Menin Road Ridge of World War I.[3] On 23 September 1917 he was wounded while leading an attack to recapture the 'Winterstellung' (Eagle Trench, Eagle House, Louis Farm), just east of Langemark. Barnhard was taken prisoner of war and transported to Dozinghem Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds. He is buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, plot XVI, row B, grave 6.[4]

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  1. Web site: Bernhard von Gaza . Olympedia . 6 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Bernhard von Gaza . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/bernhard-von-gaza-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
  3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
  4. Web site: Bernhard von Gaza - Passchendaele archives . 2022-08-08 . archives.passchendaele.be.