Thomas HOMEWOOD

Great Britain
Great Britain
Olympic Medals
1B
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesLondon 1908
Year of Birth1881

Biography

Thomas Homewood was a member of the K Division of the Metropolitan Police tug-of-war team that won the bronze medal outright after their scheduled opponents Sweden scratched. Homewood lost his life in the closing stages of World War II when his Stratford home was hit during a V2 rocket attack on London. The accident also claimed the life of his wife Matilda, son Victor (aged 25), and daughters Beatrice (23) and Ellen (15).

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