Beresford, Jack, 1899-1977

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found : Jack Beresford : an Olympian at war, 2019: rear cover (Jack Beresford was one of Britain's greatest oarsmen; won Olympic Gold)

found : Wikipedia entry, viewed 7 June 2023 (Jack Beresford, CBE (1 January 1899 - 3 December 1977), born Jack Beresford-Wiszniewski, was a British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession; the family name was Wisniewski but his father dropped the name after Beresford was born; during the First World War he served in the Liverpool Scottish Regiment and was wounded in the leg; changed his sport from rugby to rowing; in 2005, a Blue Plaque was erected by English Heritage at 19 Grove Park Gardens in Chiswick, West London, which was Beresford's home from 1903-1940) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Beresford