| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh William Macpherson Dulley |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 July 1903 Wellingborough, England |
| Died | 19 December 1941 (aged 38) Hong Kong |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Hugh William Macpherson Dulley (11 July 1903 – 19 December 1941), known as Peter Dulley, was a British rower. [1] He competed in the men's eight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [2] He was killed in World War II. [3]
Dulley was the son of Herbert Dulley and was a member of at the Thames Rowing Club and attended Westminster School. He started at Westminster as a King's Scholar in 1917 [4] [5] [6] He moved to Hong Kong where he joined the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and became their rowing captain for three years. [4] After leaving school he went into business, living in Valparaiso and then working at Jardine, Mathieson and Co. [6]
Dulley served as a lieutenant commander in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve before the Second World War. [7] [6] In 1941 he was ordered to sail a tugboat from Hong Kong to Aden. [6] He was killed by Japanese mortar fire on 19 December 1941 during the Battle of Hong Kong. [8] Dulley is commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial. [7]
- ^ "Peter Dulley". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hugh Dulley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Dulley, Peter". River & Rowing Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 49182. 12 March 1942.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary". The Elizabethan. 23: 208. July 1942.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Dulley, Hugh William Macpherson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Banham, Tony (1 February 2003). Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 143, 162. ISBN 978-962-209-780-3. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
- 1903 births
- 1941 deaths
- Military personnel from Northamptonshire
- English male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Wellingborough
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- British military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- English expatriates in Hong Kong
- British expatriates in Chile
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh William Macpherson Dulley |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 July 1903 Wellingborough, England |
| Died | 19 December 1941 (aged 38) Hong Kong |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Hugh William Macpherson Dulley (11 July 1903 – 19 December 1941), known as Peter Dulley, was a British rower. [1] He competed in the men's eight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [2] He was killed in World War II. [3]
Dulley was the son of Herbert Dulley and was a member of at the Thames Rowing Club and attended Westminster School. He started at Westminster as a King's Scholar in 1917 [4] [5] [6] He moved to Hong Kong where he joined the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and became their rowing captain for three years. [4] After leaving school he went into business, living in Valparaiso and then working at Jardine, Mathieson and Co. [6]
Dulley served as a lieutenant commander in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve before the Second World War. [7] [6] In 1941 he was ordered to sail a tugboat from Hong Kong to Aden. [6] He was killed by Japanese mortar fire on 19 December 1941 during the Battle of Hong Kong. [8] Dulley is commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial. [7]
- ^ "Peter Dulley". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hugh Dulley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Dulley, Peter". River & Rowing Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 49182. 12 March 1942.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary". The Elizabethan. 23: 208. July 1942.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Dulley, Hugh William Macpherson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Banham, Tony (1 February 2003). Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 143, 162. ISBN 978-962-209-780-3. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
- 1903 births
- 1941 deaths
- Military personnel from Northamptonshire
- English male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Wellingborough
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- British military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- English expatriates in Hong Kong
- British expatriates in Chile