Desmond Kingsford
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| Men's Rowing | ||
Representing  England
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| British Empire Games | ||
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1938 Sydney | Eights |
Desmond Glover Kingsford (24 July 1914 – 10 August 1944) was a
Kingsford was the son of Douglas Hollingshead Kingsford of
Kingsford joined the Irish Guards as an officer, having been commissioned into the regiment in February 1940,[3] and served in World War II. He was awarded the Military Cross for action on 3 August 1944 when he commanded a combat group ordered to seize the crossroads near Saint-Charles-de-Percy. They were initially held up by machine-gun and anti-tank fire but achieved their objective on the third attempt. His medal citation noted:
He handled his group with great skill and daring. Had Captain Kingsford not persisted in his efforts to overcome this opposition, great delay would have been imposed in the execution of the Divisional plan.[4]
A week later he was killed in action at Tilly-sur-Seulles.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Desmond Kingsford Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939 Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 34802". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1940. p. 1234.
- ^ Guards Awards - Kingsford, Desmond Glover
- ^ "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.
