Humphrey Warren Explained

Humphrey Lloyd Warren (15 May 1910 - 14 July 1978) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Warren was born in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire.^[1] In 1932 he was granted a commission as a pilot officer^[2] but was also at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he was a rower. In 1933 he was runner-up in the Diamond Challenge Sculls to Tom Askwith.^[3] In 1934 he was Champion of the Wye at the Hereford Regatta.^[4] He competed in the single scull representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was unplaced.^[5]

During World War II Warren served in the Royal Air Force. As a flight lieutenant he was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1941.^[6] In 1944 as squadron leader of No. 220 Squadron RAF, he was awarded the DFC.^[7]

In 1946 he was runner up with Guy Newton in the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.^[8]

Notes and References

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/online/goingforgold/goingforgold2.htm Cambridgeshire County Council - Going for Gold
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1932/1932%20-%200389.html FLIGHT, 22 April 1932
http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
http://www.herefordrc.co.uk/download.php?id=60 History of Hereford Regatta
https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/humphrey-warren-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Humphrey Warren
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35029/supplements/33/page.pdf Supplement to The London Gazette, 1 January 1941 33
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%202169.html Flight Global 19 Oct 1944
http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003