Charles Oldaker Explained

Charles Oldaker
Nationality:	British
Sport:	Gymnastics
Birth Date:	1887
Birth Place:	Smethwick, England
Death Date:	26 September
Death Place:	Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France

Charles Oldaker (1887  - 26 September 1915) was a British gymnast.^[1] He competed in the men's team event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was killed in action during World War I.^[3]

Personal life

Oldaker served as a lance sergeant in the Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War. He was killed in action on 26 September 1915 in the area of Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée. Oldaker's body was not recovered, and he is commemorated at Loos Memorial.

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles Oldaker . Olympedia . 4 March 2021.
2. Charles Oldaker Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/charles-oldaker-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 July 2019.
3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 14 July 2019.