Thomas Head Raddall DSO (9 December 1876 – 9 August 1918) was a British
sports shooter
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1908 Summer Olympics
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. He was killed in action during
World War I
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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
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, Canada. His son was Canadian writer
Thomas Head Raddall
Thomas Head Raddall (13 November 1903 – 1 April 1994) was a Canadian writer of history and historical fiction.
See also
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List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following th ...