Herbert Gayler (3 December 1881 – 23 June 1917) was a British cyclist. He competed in two events at the

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. He was killed in action during the First World War. Gayler served as a

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in the

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during the

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. He took part in the Waziristan campaign against the Mahsud tribe, and was killed by

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fire in an ambush on 23 June 1917. Gayler is commemorated at India Gate.

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Diary of the campaign, includes the circumstances of Gayler's death
* 1881 births 1917 deaths Military personnel from the London Borough of Bromley British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Christchurch, Dorset Sportspeople from Dorset British military personnel killed in World War I London Regiment soldiers British Army personnel of World War I Territorial Force soldiers Deaths by firearm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa People from Chislehurst {{UK-cycling-bio-stub

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