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Born | (1895-02-05)5 February 1895 Kentish Town, London, England |
Died | 12 December 1943(1943-12-12) (aged 48) HMS Holcombe, Mediterranean Sea |
Frederick Habberfield (5 February 1895 – 12 December 1943) was a British cyclist.[1] He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War II.[3]
Habberfield served as a Canteen Manager in the Royal Navy Canteen Service during the Second World War.[4] Posted on the destroyer HMS Holcombe, he was killed in action when the ship was torpedoed by U-593 on 12 December 1943.[5] He is commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial.[4]
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