Frederick Sherriff Athlete

Frederick George Sherriff OBE MC (8 March 1889 – 31 January 1943) was a British fencer who was an officer in the British Army and later the Royal Air Force.He competed at two Olympic Games, in the men's team foil, at Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928.He had served in the First World War in the York and Lancaster Regiment and continued into the Second as a Royal Air Force officer, ultimately Group Captain. He is buried in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Donington, Shropshire.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 08, 1889
Birth place
London , West Ham
Date of deathJanuary 31, 1943
Place of death
Shropshire , Cosford Shropshire

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