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| honorific_suffix = [[Military Cross|MC]]
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'''Ewart Douglas Horsfall''' [[DFC (UK)|DFC]], [[Military Cross|MC]] (24 May 1892 &ndash; 1 February 1974) was a [[Great Britain|British]] rower who competed in the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].
'''Ewart Douglas Horsfall''' [[Military Cross|MC]] (24 May 1892 – 1 February 1974) was a [[Great Britain|British]] rower who competed in the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/37333 |title=Ewart Horsfall |work=Olympedia |access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life==
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Horsfall was born in [[Liverpool]], the son of Howard Douglas Horsfall and was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. He arrived at Oxford with an outstanding reputation as a rower and in 1912 was in the winning [[Oxford University Boat Club|Oxford]] boat in the [[Boat Race]]. He joined [[Leander Club]] and was a member of the Leander [[eight (rowing)|eight]] which won the gold medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]. At the age of 20, he was the youngest member of the crew.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ewart-horsfall-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports - Ewart Horsfall]</ref>
Horsfall's first marriage was with Myra Downing Fullerton, daughter of Frederick Downing Fullerton, in 1923.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200256.html Flight 10 May 1923]</ref> They had three children, Robin, Geoffrey and Anne.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vgm.liverpool.ac.uk/blog/2021/the-remarkable-mrs-horsfall/ | title=The Remarkable MRS Horsfall - Victoria Gallery & Museum - University of Liverpool }}</ref> After his divorce, he married Betty Fairfax Rushby (1906–2000) in 1946. After her death, she bequeathed money and collections of art, ceramics, furniture and other objects that she mainly had inherited from her parents to the University of Liverpool in his home city of Liverpool.<ref name="VGM2021">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Andrew |title=The Remarkable Mrs Horsfall |url=https://vgm.liverpool.ac.uk/blog/2021/the-remarkable-mrs-horsfall/ |website=University of Liverpool Victoria Gallery and Museum |access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref>


==Business career==
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Horsfall [[stroke (rowing)|stroked]] Oxford in the Boat Race in 1913 and became the first stroke to win the Boat Race after being behind at [[Barnes Railway Bridge]]. However Oxford lost in 1914, when Horsfall rowed at number four. He won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] four times – three times as a stroke – and he twice stroked the winning crew in the [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]] at Henley on the two occasions when he competed.
He was a member of Liverpool's wealthy [[Horsfall family]]. In his time the family traded in [[palm oil]] from Africa.<ref name="VGM2021" />


==Sporting career==
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Horsfall joined the [[Rifle Brigade]] but later transferred to the [[Royal Flying Corps]];<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29438/supplements/588/page.pdf Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 January.. 1916.]</ref> He [[List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914|qualified as a pilot on 31 December 1914]],<ref>Burnett was awarded Aviator's Certificate no. 1032 on 31 December 1914</ref> and reached the rank of squadron leader. He achieved a rare double of being awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1916 and the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] in 1918.
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Horsfall was born in [[Liverpool]], the son of [[Howard Douglas Horsfall]] and was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. He arrived at Oxford with an outstanding reputation as a rower and, in 1912, was in the winning [[Oxford University Boat Club|Oxford]] boat in the [[Boat Race]].


[[File:1912 British eights Leander.JPG|thumb|The winning Leander Club eight at the 1912 Olympics (Horsfall 6th from left, wearing scarf)]]
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After the war, he returned to Oxford to help re-establish rowing at the University. He was strokeman of the Leander [[eight (rowing)|eight]] which won the silver medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics]], coming within half a length of winning. In 1947 Horsfall was elected a Steward of [[Henley Royal Regatta]] and the following year he was manager of the British Olympic Rowing team.


He joined [[Leander Club]] and was a member of the Leander [[eight (rowing)|eight]], which won the gold medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]. At the age of 20, he was the crew's youngest member.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ewart-horsfall-1.html |title=Ewart Horsfall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040124/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/ewart-horsfall-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
Horsfall married Myra Downing Fullerton, daughter of Frederick Downing Fullerton in 1923.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200256.html Flight 10 May 1923]</ref>

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Horsfall [[stroke (rowing)|stroked]] Oxford in the Boat Race in 1913 and became the first stroke to win the Boat Race after being behind at [[Barnes Railway Bridge]]. However, Oxford lost in 1914 when Horsfall rowed at number four. He won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] four times – three times as a stroke – and he twice stroked the winning crew in the [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]] at Henley on the two occasions when he competed.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

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After the war, he returned to Oxford to help re-establish rowing at the university. He was the strokeman of the Leander [[eight (rowing)|eight]], which won the silver medal for Great Britain [[rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics]], coming within half a length of winning. In 1947, Horsfall was elected a Steward of [[Henley Royal Regatta]], and the following year, he was manager of the British Olympic Rowing team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ewart-douglas-horsfall|title=Ewart Douglas Horsfall|website=Olympic Games}}</ref>

==Military career==
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Horsfall joined the [[Rifle Brigade]] but later transferred to the [[Royal Flying Corps]];<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29438/supplements/588/page.pdf Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 January.. 1916.]</ref> He [[List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914|qualified as a pilot on 31 December 1914]],<ref>Burnett was awarded Aviator's Certificate no. 1032 on 31 December 1914</ref> and reached the rank of squadron leader. He was in command of 58 Squadron later in the war and briefly in 3 Squadron in late 1917. He was [[Mentioned in Dispatches]]<ref name="LondonGazette1916">{{cite news |last1=French |first1=J. D. P |title=Supplement:29422 Page:12 Mentioned in Dispatches:Royal Flying Corps |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=London Gazette |issue=29422 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29422/supplement/12 |date=1 January 1916}}</ref> and awarded the [[Military Cross]]<ref name="LondonGazette14Jan1916">{{cite news |title=Number 29438, page 588 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29438/supplement/588 |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=London Gazette |issue=29438 |date=14 January 1916}}</ref> and [[Legion of Honour|Chevalier in the Légion d'honneur]]<ref name="LondonGazette22Feb1916">{{cite news |title=Supplement:29486Page:2068 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29486/supplement/2068 |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Supplement to the London Gazette |issue=29486 |date=22 February 1916}}</ref> in 1916 when he was a temporary second lieutenant and temporary captain. He reached the rank of Major later in 1916 but became unfit for active service at times in 1917 and 1918. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}


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*[http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-post-9896.html The Scottish War Memorials Project] - Photos of Eton Eight
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 27 November 2024

Ewart Douglas Horsfall
MC
Black and white photograph of young man, aged around 18, with flower in buttonhole, wispy short moustache, Ewart Horsfall in around 1910
Ewart Horsfall in around 1910
Born(1892-05-24)24 May 1892
Liverpool
Died1 February 1974(1974-02-01) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Businessman, rower and military officer
Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Men's eight
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Men's eight

Ewart Douglas Horsfall MC (24 May 1892 – 1 February 1974) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal life

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Horsfall's first marriage was with Myra Downing Fullerton, daughter of Frederick Downing Fullerton, in 1923.[2] They had three children, Robin, Geoffrey and Anne.[3] After his divorce, he married Betty Fairfax Rushby (1906–2000) in 1946. After her death, she bequeathed money and collections of art, ceramics, furniture and other objects that she mainly had inherited from her parents to the University of Liverpool in his home city of Liverpool.[4]

Business career

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He was a member of Liverpool's wealthy Horsfall family. In his time the family traded in palm oil from Africa.[4]

Sporting career

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Horsfall was born in Liverpool, the son of Howard Douglas Horsfall and was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He arrived at Oxford with an outstanding reputation as a rower and, in 1912, was in the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race.

The winning Leander Club eight at the 1912 Olympics (Horsfall 6th from left, wearing scarf)

He joined Leander Club and was a member of the Leander eight, which won the gold medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. At the age of 20, he was the crew's youngest member.[5]

Horsfall stroked Oxford in the Boat Race in 1913 and became the first stroke to win the Boat Race after being behind at Barnes Railway Bridge. However, Oxford lost in 1914 when Horsfall rowed at number four. He won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta four times – three times as a stroke – and he twice stroked the winning crew in the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley on the two occasions when he competed.[citation needed]

After the war, he returned to Oxford to help re-establish rowing at the university. He was the strokeman of the Leander eight, which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, coming within half a length of winning. In 1947, Horsfall was elected a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta, and the following year, he was manager of the British Olympic Rowing team.[6]

Military career

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At the outbreak of the First World War, Horsfall joined the Rifle Brigade but later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps;[7] He qualified as a pilot on 31 December 1914,[8] and reached the rank of squadron leader. He was in command of 58 Squadron later in the war and briefly in 3 Squadron in late 1917. He was Mentioned in Dispatches[9] and awarded the Military Cross[10] and Chevalier in the Légion d'honneur[11] in 1916 when he was a temporary second lieutenant and temporary captain. He reached the rank of Major later in 1916 but became unfit for active service at times in 1917 and 1918. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ewart Horsfall". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ Flight 10 May 1923
  3. ^ "The Remarkable MRS Horsfall - Victoria Gallery & Museum - University of Liverpool".
  4. ^ a b Williams, Andrew. "The Remarkable Mrs Horsfall". University of Liverpool Victoria Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewart Horsfall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Ewart Douglas Horsfall". Olympic Games.
  7. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 January.. 1916.
  8. ^ Burnett was awarded Aviator's Certificate no. 1032 on 31 December 1914
  9. ^ French, J. D. P (1 January 1916). "Supplement:29422 Page:12 Mentioned in Dispatches:Royal Flying Corps". London Gazette. No. 29422. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Number 29438, page 588". London Gazette. No. 29438. 14 January 1916. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Supplement:29486Page:2068". Supplement to the London Gazette. No. 29486. 22 February 1916. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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