Eric Seward (6 July 1891 – 11 October 1975) was a British swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Born | (1891-07-06)6 July 1891 Melbourne, Victoria (AUS) |
Died | 11 October 1975(1975-10-11) (aged 84) |
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Sport | Swimming |
Seward was later a pilot with No 14 Squadron in the Royal Flying Corps in Palestine from 1916-1918.[3] In 1917 the Martinsyde G.100 he was flying was brought down by Turkish anti-aircraft fire. [4] 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.[5]
After retiring from the RAF he had a business career. [6]
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