Name Isaac Bentham Role Olympic athlete | Died May 5, 1917 | |
Isaac Bentham (27 October 1886 Lancashire – 5 May 1917) was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.
He was killed in action in the Battle of Arras during World War I. He died on 15 May 1917, whilst serving as a sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery on the Western Front in France. He has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Arras War Memorial.
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