FK
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British military personnel
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Male
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Birth:
7 July 1886(Cockerton, Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom)
Death:
1914(Dunkirk, Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque, Nord, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Frederick Overend Kitching (4 July 1886 – 11 August 1918) was a British athlete. He competed in the men's standing long jump event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
Personal life
Kitching served as an orderly in the Friends' Ambulance Unit during the First World War. He joined the unit after declaring himself a conscientious objector. Serving for two years, Kitching died in a German air raid on Dunkirk in August 1918. He is buried at Dunkirk Town Cemetery.