Eddy Kahn

Eddy Kahn
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1906-12-11)11 December 1906
The Hague, Netherlands
Died19 August 1944(1944-08-19) (aged 37)
Normandy, German-occupied France
Sport
SportEquestrian

Eddy Kahn (11 December 1906 – 19 August 1944) was a Dutch equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during the Second World War.[2]

Personal life

He was the son of Leon and Paula Wilhelmine Kahn Emmerich, of Kneuterdijk, The Hague, Holland. Kahn served with the British Army as a lieutenant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers during the Second World War. He was killed in action while serving with the 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, part of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, during the Battle of Normandy on 19 August 1944. Kahn is buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddy Kahn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details: Kahn, Eddy". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 May 2020.


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