Geoffrey Coles
Olympic athlete
1871 – 1916
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Who was Geoffrey Coles?
Geoffrey Horsman Coles was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team pistol event and was 11th in the individual pistol event.
Coles was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a private with the Royal Fusiliers near Festubert. He was buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery nearby.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1871
Hastings - Also known as
- Geoffrey Horsman Coles
- Died
- Jan 27, 1916
Festubert
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on July 23, 2013
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