Picture No | 10698404 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | Grave of Captain Anthony Wilding |
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The grave of Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding at Neuve Chapelle. New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding was Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian, N. E. Brookes in three straight sets. Wilding died near Neuve Chapelle, France on 9 May 1915 while fighting in the Battle of Aubers Ridge. The dug out in which he had taken shelter was hit by a shell and Wilding was killed instantly.
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Source | Photograph by Lieut. H. C. Woodward in a book, Captain Anthony Wilding by A. Wallis Myers, 1916 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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