About Edmond Bury
Lived 1884 – 1915 (aged 31). Edmond Bury was a British tennis player.
Edmond William Bury (4 November 1884 – 5 December 1915) was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He won the silver medal in the men's doubles competition together with Cecil Browning. In the men's singles event he did not participate.
Bury was killed in action, aged 31, during the First World War, serving as a captain with the King's Royal Rifle Corps near Fleurbaix. He was buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery nearby.
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Who was Edmond Bury?
British racquets player (1884–1915)
When was Edmond Bury born?
Edmond Bury was born on 4 November 1884 in London.
When did Edmond Bury die?
Edmond Bury died on 5 December 1915.
What was Edmond Bury's occupation?
Edmond Bury was a tennis player.
What nationality was Edmond Bury?
Edmond Bury was British.
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