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Born | 16 October 1884 Surbiton, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 31 January 1919 Lambeth, London, England | (aged 34)||||||||||||||
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Charles Gardner Rought (16 October 1884 – 31 January 1919) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. [1]
Rought was born in Surbiton. He became a member of Thames Rowing Club and in 1909 and 1911 was a member of the crew that won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Also in the 1911 regatta, Rought and Bruce Logan dead heated in a heat of Silver Goblets against the eventual winners Julius Beresford and Arthur Cloutte to set a course record which lasted until 1934. [2] A year later in 1912 Rought and Logan won Silver Goblets. [3] Rought was a member of the Thames Rowing Club coxed four which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. [4]
Rought saw service in the First World War [5] in the Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] but spent much of the conflict as a Prisoner of War. [7] Rought died in the Lambeth district aged 34. [8] The cause of death was a bad oyster. Since Rought was awaiting demobilisation at the time, he technically died on active service. [9]
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Born | 16 October 1884 Surbiton, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 31 January 1919 Lambeth, London, England | (aged 34)||||||||||||||
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Charles Gardner Rought (16 October 1884 – 31 January 1919) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. [1]
Rought was born in Surbiton. He became a member of Thames Rowing Club and in 1909 and 1911 was a member of the crew that won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Also in the 1911 regatta, Rought and Bruce Logan dead heated in a heat of Silver Goblets against the eventual winners Julius Beresford and Arthur Cloutte to set a course record which lasted until 1934. [2] A year later in 1912 Rought and Logan won Silver Goblets. [3] Rought was a member of the Thames Rowing Club coxed four which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. [4]
Rought saw service in the First World War [5] in the Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] but spent much of the conflict as a Prisoner of War. [7] Rought died in the Lambeth district aged 34. [8] The cause of death was a bad oyster. Since Rought was awaiting demobilisation at the time, he technically died on active service. [9]