Richard Bagnall-Oakeley

Richard Bagnall-Oakeley
Born December 1865
Monmouth
Died 1947
Gloucestershire
Nationality Welsh
Known for Olympic archer

Richard Henry Bagnall-Oakeley (December 1865 1947) was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Life

Richard Henry Bagnall-Oakeley was born in December 1865. the youngest child of the Reverend William and Mary Ellen Bagnall-Oakeley.[1][2] Bagnall-Oakeley entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 21st place with 374 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown. He was a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society.[3]

He died in 1947 in Gloucestershire.[3]

Sources

  1. Oakaley, Mary Ellen. "1871 Wales Census". ancestry.com. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. The National Archives of the UK (as re-printed on Ancestry.com).
  2. Bagnall-Oakeley, William. "1911 Wales Census". ancestry.com. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. The National Archives of the UK, 1911 (as re-printed on Ancestry.com).
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Richard Bagnall-Oakley". SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2012.