Herbert Gayler

Herbert Gayler (3 December 1881 – 23 June 1917) was a British cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during the First World War.[3]

Herbert Gayler
Personal information
Born(1881-12-03)3 December 1881
Chiselhurst, Kent, England[1]
Died23 June 1917(1917-06-23) (aged 35)
South Waziristan, British India

Personal life

Gayler served as a private in the London Regiment during the First World War.[4] He took part in the Waziristan campaign against the Mahsud tribe, and was killed by sniper fire in an ambush on 23 June 1917.[5] Gayler is commemorated at India Gate.[4]

See also

References
  1. http://www.25thlondon.com/hhg.htm
  2. "Herbert Gayler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. "Casualty Details: Gayler, Herbert H." Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. "Herbert Henry GAYLER (Bert)". 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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