Thomas Raddall (Army officer) explained

Thomas Head Raddall
Birth Date:	9 December 1876
Birth Place:	Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Death Place:	Méharicourt, Somme, France
Sport:	Sports shooting
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Thomas Head Raddall DSO (9 December 1876  - 9 August 1918) was a British sports shooter.^[1] He competed in the team 300 metre free rifle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was killed in action during World War I in France,^[3] having attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Infantry and been awarded the DSO. He was buried at the Commonwealth military Manitoba Cemetery at Caix, France, and left a widow, Ellen, who was resident in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[4] His son was Canadian writer Thomas Head Raddall.

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Raddall . 8 April 2021 . Olympedia.
2. Web site: Sports Reference: Thomas Raddall . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/thomas-raddall-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 February 2014 . Sports Reference.
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 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
4. Web site: CWGC casualty record.