Thomas Homewood Explained

Thomas Homewood (25 September 18811 February 1945) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division.[1]

He was killed during World War II in February 1945, aged 63, when his home in Stratford, London was struck by a V2 rocket.[2] [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Homewood . Olympedia . 12 April 2021.
  2. 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 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.