Richard Yorke, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard Yorke
British athlete
Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1885
Date of Death: 22-Dec-1914
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Richard Yorke
- Richard Francis Charles Yorke (28 July 1885 – 22 December 1914) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition. Yorke was killed in action aged 29 during the First World War, serving as a sergeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras.
- He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt.
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