Jack Newcombe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 1910 Kent |
| Died | 26 February 1931 (aged 20–21) Switzerland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Medal record | |
Jack Stewart Newcombe (1910-1931) was a British bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1931 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.
Bobsleigh
[edit]Newcombe was the brakeman and a member of the British and Royal Air Force bobsleigh team along with Pilot Officer Dennis Field (steersman), Pilot Officer Ralph Wallace and Pilot Officer Paddy Coote.[1][2]
After the World Championships Newcombe fell ill and died of Peritonitis on 26 Feb 1931.[3]
Royal Air Force
[edit]Newcombe passed through RAF Cranwell on 26 July 1930 from the same class as Douglas Bader.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Bobsleighing." Times [London, England] 6 Feb. 1931". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Royal Air Force" (PDF). The Gazette.
- ^ ""Deaths." Times [London, England] 3 Mar. 1931". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Royal Air Force" (PDF). The Gazette.