About Eric Seaward
Lived 1892 – 1975 (aged 82–83). Eric Seaward was a British swimmer.
Eric Seward (6 July 1891 – 11 October 1975) was a British swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Seward was later a pilot with No 14 Squadron in the Royal Flying Corps in Palestine from 1916–1918. In 1917, the Martinsyde G.100 he was flying was brought down by Turkish anti-aircraft fire. Seward swam four miles under enemy fire to an outpost of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, ANZAC. He was subsequently awarded the Military Cross. This was memorialized in a painting, The Seward Exploit, and is in the collection of the Imperial War Museum, RAF Section.
After retiring from the RAF, he had a business career.
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Who was Eric Seaward?
British swimmer
When was Eric Seaward born?
Eric Seaward was born in 1892.
When did Eric Seaward die?
Eric Seaward died on 11 October 1975.
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Eric Seaward was a swimmer.
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Eric Seaward was British.
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