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

Herbert Gayler (3 December 1881 – 23 June 1917) was a British cyclist.[2] He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3] He was killed in action during the First World War.[4]

Gayler served as a private in the London Regiment during the First World War.[5] He took part in the Waziristan campaign against the Mahsud tribe, and was killed by sniper fire in an ambush on 23 June 1917.[6] Gayler is commemorated at India Gate.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Herbert Gayler – London 1/25th Regt". www.25thlondon.com.
  2. ↑ "Herbert Gayler". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Herbert Gayler Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 "Casualty Details: Gayler, Herbert H." Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Herbert Henry GAYLER (Bert)". 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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