Edmund Bury
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Edmund William Bury (4 November 1884 – 5 December 1915) was a British
rackets
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Cecil Browning
. In the men's singles event
he did not participate.
Bury was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
near Fleurbaix
. He was buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery nearby.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
rackets
Racquets (sport)
Rackets or Racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada...
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
.
He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Cecil Browning
Cecil Browning
Cecil Browning was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Edmund Bury. In the men's singles event he lost his first match.-External links:*...
. In the men's singles event
Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
The men's singles competition was one of two rackets events held as part of the Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Bracket:...
he did not participate.
Bury was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
near Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the border with the department of Nord...
. He was buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery nearby.