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Sir Ian Douglas Campbell-Gray (14 July 1901 – 21 March 1946) was a British

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serving in the

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and an international fencer.

Biography

He competed in the individual and team

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fencing events at the

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. He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the

title at the

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, in 1926, 1930, 1932 and 1935. His parents were Henry Tufnell Campbell and Ethel Evely Gray Campbell, Baroness Gray. He married

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on 7 July 1942.

References

1901 births 1946 deaths Royal Engineers officers British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers from London 20th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from London {{UK-army-bio-stub