Last dated receipt is from 1927.
A member of the 1961 Henley crew for the Kent School, Connecticut, and Harvard Varsity Heavyweight crew manager at Henley in 1965.
Desmond Glover Kingsford (24 July 1914 – 10 August 1944) was a rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the Second World War.
Kingsford was the son of Douglas Hollingshead Kingsford of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and his wife Margaret. He was educated at Cambridge University. In 1935, with his brother Annesley Kingsford he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race. He was in the winning crew again in 1936. He was also a member of the crew of the eight which came fourth representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1937 he was runner-up in the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta competing for London Rowing Club when he partnered G M Lewis. At the 1938 British Empire Games he was a member of the English boat which won the gold medal in the eights competition.
Kingsford joined the Irish Guards as an officer, having been commissioned into the regiment in February 1940, and served in World War II. He was awarded the Military Cross for action on 3 August 1944 when he commanded a combat group ordered to seize the crossroads near Saint-Charles-de-Percy. They were initially held up by machine-gun and anti-tank fire but achieved their objective on the third attempt. His medal citation noted:
He handled his group with great skill and daring. Had Captain Kingsford not persisted in his efforts to overcome this opposition, great delay would have been imposed in the execution of the Divisional plan.
A week later he was killed in action at Tilly-sur-Seulles.
Annesley Douglas Kingsford (30 July 1912 – 1 April 2006) was a Canadian rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Kingsford was born in Dublin, the son of Douglas Hollingshead Kingsford of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and his wife Margaret. He was educated at Uppingham School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. In 1934, he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race. He was in the winning crew again in 1935 when his brother Desmond Kingsford was also in the crew. In 1936, he was a member of the crew of the eight which came fourth representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
He then served in the Royal Navy and later emigrated with his wife to Canada where he started a successful career in the oil industry. He also acquired the OH ranch during this time.[2] He was also a member of the Glencoe Club and is featured on the "Glencoe at the Olympics" wall.
Kingsford married Marie Harvie in Basra, Iraq. They had three children, Patrick, Douglas, and Kelly. His grandchildren live mostly in Canada, except for Kelly's children, Brogan Lamoureux and Boyd Lamoureux, who live in Australia.
Kingsford died in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 93.
Bowman for the 1956 Kent School, Connecticut, Henley Crew.