Thomas Raddall Biography

British sports shooter (1876–1918)

Thomas Head Raddall DSO (9 December 1876 – 9 August 1918) was a British sports shooter. He competed in the team 300 metre free rifle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I in France, having attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Infantry and been awarded the DSO. He was buried at the Commonwealth military Manitoba Cemetery at Caix, France, and left a widow, Ellen, who was resident in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His son was Canadian writer Thomas Head Raddall.

See also

  • List of Olympians killed in World War I

References

    External links

    • Thomas Raddall at Olympedia


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