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Pre-war sportsman/woman
The lives of many promising sportsmen and women were ended prematurely. From cricketers to football players, rugby stars and chess masters, those who lost their lives in the world wars are commemorated in perpetuity by the CWGC. Tell us their stories.
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Private Arthur James Wilson 8074, 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
By Gwyn Prescott
United Kingdom
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Lieutenant Geoffrey Barron Taylor - Olympian
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Captain Evelyn Herbert Lightfoot Southwell - Olympian
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Captain John Robert Somers-Smith - Olympian
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