Charles William Berry Littlejohn (4 January 1889 – 4 August 1960) was a New Zealand-born rower who competed for

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in the

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. Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 4 January 1889, Littlejohn was the son of

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and Jeannie Littlejohn (née Berry). He was educated at Nelson College from 1898 to 1903, and later went to

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as a

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(from Ormond College, Melbourne University) where he was a Diploma student in anthropology.Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945
He was a member of the winning

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crews in the Boat Race in 1911 and 1912. He was also a member of the New College

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which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Charles Littlejohn
/ref> He was subsequently decorated with the Military Cross while serving in World War I.

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1889 births 1960 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford British male rowers New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain New Zealand Rhodes Scholars Oxford University Boat Club rowers Olympic medalists in rowing People educated at Nelson College New Zealand recipients of the Military Cross Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nelson, New Zealand Australian Rhodes Scholars New Zealand people of Scottish descent New Zealand military personnel of World War I {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub

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