Personal information | |
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Birth name | Alfred Allan Goodwin |
Born | Worcester, Worcestershire England | 16 December 1902
Died | 29 April 1950 Aldershot, Hampshire, England | (aged 47)
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Alfred Allan Goodwin OBE (16 December 1902 – 29 April 1950) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. [1]
Goodwin served in the Suffolk Regiment during the Second World War and was captured in Greece in 1941, spending the rest of war in prisoner of war camps in Germany. [2] Following the war, he was made an OBE for his military service. [2] Goodwin continued to serve and by his death in 1950, was a lieutenant colonel. [2]
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Alfred Allan Goodwin |
Born | Worcester, Worcestershire England | 16 December 1902
Died | 29 April 1950 Aldershot, Hampshire, England | (aged 47)
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Alfred Allan Goodwin OBE (16 December 1902 – 29 April 1950) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. [1]
Goodwin served in the Suffolk Regiment during the Second World War and was captured in Greece in 1941, spending the rest of war in prisoner of war camps in Germany. [2] Following the war, he was made an OBE for his military service. [2] Goodwin continued to serve and by his death in 1950, was a lieutenant colonel. [2]