Charles Littlejohn

For the Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives, see Charles Philip Littlejohn.
Charles Littlejohn
Personal information
Birth name Charles William Berry Littlejohn
Born (1889-01-04)4 January 1889
Nelson, New Zealand
Died 4 August 1960(1960-08-04) (aged 71)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Relatives William Still Littlejohn (father)

Charles William Berry Littlejohn MC (4 January 1889 4 August 1960) was a New Zealand-born rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 4 January 1889,[1] Littlejohn was the son of William Still Littlejohn and Jeannie Littlejohn (née Berry).[2] He was educated at Nelson College from 1898 to 1903,[3] and later went to New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (from Ormond College, Melbourne University) where he was a Diploma student in anthropology.[4] He was a member of the winning Oxford crews in the Boat Race in 1911 and 1912. He was also a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He was subsequently decorated with the Military Cross while serving in World War I.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Charles Littlejohn
  2. "A smart New Zealander". West Coast Times. 7 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
  4. Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945


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