Frederick Kitching
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 July 1886 Cockerton, County Durham, England |
| Died | 11 August 1918 (aged 32) Dunkirk, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Standing long jump |
| Club | L.A.C. |
Frederick Overend Kitching (4 July 1886 – 11 August 1918) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Athletics career
[edit]Kitching represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,[2][3] where he competed in the men's standing long jump event.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Kitching was a solicitor by trade[1] and served as an orderly in the Friends' Ambulance Unit during the First World War.[5] He joined the unit after declaring himself a conscientious objector. Serving for two years, Kitching died in a German air raid on Dunkirk in August 1918.[6] He is buried at Dunkirk Town Cemetery.[5][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Frederick Kitching". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 11 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederick Kitching". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Kitching, Frederick Overend". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Overend Kitching (1886-1918)". Durham at War. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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