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George Eric Fairbairn
George Eric Fairbairn (18 August 1888 – 20 June 1915) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in the First World War.
Fairbairn was born at Melbourne Australia, the son of Thomas Fairbairn, a pastoralist and his wife Lena Carmyle. He was also the nephew of rower Steve Fairbairn.〔(the Peerage.com )〕 He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge〔(Jesus College in the First World War )〕 and rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1908. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, most of the Cambridge crew competed in the eight which won bronze medal, but Fairbairn went into the coxless pairs with Philip Verdon and won the silver medal.〔(Sports Reference Olympic Sports - George Fairbairn )〕 In 1909 he missed the Boat Race because of illness.〔(The Boat Race - 1909 Race Report )〕 Fairbairn also played rugby for Rosslyn Park F.C.〔(Richard Cable ''Case Study: Rosslyn Park's Unknown Soldiers'' BBC )〕
During the First World War, Fairbairn served as a second lieutenant with the Durham Light Infantry and was killed in action at Bailleul. He was buried at the Bailleul Communal Cemetery nearby.〔(Fairburn, George Eric ), ''Commonwealth War Graves Commission'', Retrieved 19 August 2008 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War )〕
==See also==
* List of Olympians killed in World War I
* List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews
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