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T. S. Robertson-Aikman

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T. S. Robertson-Aikman
Born
Thomas Stokes George Hughes Robertson-Aikman

25 February 1860 (1860-02-25)
New Parks, England
Died18 April 1948 (1948-04-19) (aged 88)
Hamilton, Scotland
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Chamonix Team

Lt.-Col. Thomas Stokes George Hughes Robertson-Aikman CB (25 February 1860 – 18 April 1948[1]) was a Scottish soldier and curler.

Early life

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Robertson-Aikman was educated at the Eton College and the Brasenose College, Oxford.

Soldier

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Robertson-Aikman joined the 1st battalion, Royal Lanark Militia, in 1880. The following year the militia regiment was merged with the Highland Light Infantry (HLI). He commanded the 4th battalion HLI 1900–12, and during World War I, he commanded a district of the Royal Defence Corps. He was appointed CB in the 1923 King's Birthday Honours.[2]

Curler

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Robertson-Aikman was non-playing captain of the British curling team which won the gold medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix (France). Other team members were Laurence Jackson, Robin Welsh, William K. Jackson, Thomas Murray, John McLeod, William Brown and D. G. Astley. Sweden and France won the silver and bronze medals respectively.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 32830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1923. p. 3945.
  3. ^ Bob Cowan (6 November 2013). "Curling History: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Part 1 - The GB Curlers". curlinghistory.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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