Edmund Bury

Edmund Bury

Edmund William Bury (November 4, 1884December 4, 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. [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=298310 Bury, Edmond William] , "Commonwealth War Graves Commission", Retrieved 28 September 2008 ]

External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURYEDM01 Profile]


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