Charles Littlejohn (rower)

Charles Littlejohn
CBE MC
1930 caricature by Reynolds
Personal information
BornCharles William Berry Littlejohn
(1889-01-04)4 January 1889
Nelson, New Zealand
Died4 August 1960(1960-08-04) (aged 71)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
RelativeWilliam Still Littlejohn (father)
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's rowing
Silver medal – second place1912 StockholmMen's eight

Charles William Berry Littlejohn CBE MC (4 January 1889 – 4 August 1960) was a New Zealand-born rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 4 January 1889,[2] Littlejohn was the son of William Still Littlejohn and Jeannie Littlejohn (née Berry).[3] He was educated at Nelson College from 1898 to 1903,[4] and later went to New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (from Ormond College, Melbourne University) where he was a Diploma student in anthropology.[5] He was a member of the winning Oxford crews in the Boat Race in 1911 and 1912. He was also a member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I and was decorated with the Military Cross. He was further awarded the CBE and was Mentioned in Despatches during World War II while serving with the Australian Army.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Littlejohn". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Charles Littlejohn Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "A smart New Zealander". West Coast Times. 7 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
  5. ↑ "Diploma students in Anthropology, University of Oxford 1907-1945". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Charles Littlejohn". Scotch College Melbourne. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Charles Littlejohn". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
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