About Frederick Ashford
Lived 1886 – 1965 (aged 79). Frederick Ashford was a British singer and athletics competitor.
Frederick Murray Ashford (28 September 1886 – 29 September 1965) was an English athlete from Islington, London, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Biography Before the Olympics, Ashford had been a finalist in the 880 yards, representing the Finchley Harriers at the 1908 AAA Championships. in the 800 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not finish his semifinal heat, so did not advance to the final. He used his singing skills to form a Concert Party which played the season at Scarborough every year from 1929 to 1939.
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Who was Frederick Ashford?
English athlete
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Frederick Ashford was born on 28 September 1886.
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Frederick Ashford died on 29 September 1965.
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Frederick Ashford was a singer and athletics competitor.
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Frederick Ashford was British.
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