George Alexander (lacrosse) explained

George Alexander
Birth Date:1886
Birth Place:Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Death Date:14 November
Death Place:Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Known For:Olympic Silver Medalist - Lacrosse
Nationality:British

George Percival Alexander (1886  - 14 November 1929) was a British lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team which won the silver medal.[1] He was found dead of a self-inflicted stab wound to the throat at his house in 1929.[2]

He wasa long time misidentified as Gustav Bernhard Franck Alexander (b. 20. September 1881 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Greater Manchester - d. 5. December 1967 in Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Alexander . Olympedia . 3 April 2021.
  2. News: Pathetic Case at Wilmslow . 17 October 2023 . Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser . 22 November 1929 . 8.