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Jeffrey MacDougall DFC (16 September 1911 – 11 December 1942) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II.

Personal life

MacDougall was commissioned as an officer in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1932, and was seconded to the Royal Air Force as a flying officer on probation four years later. With the outbreak of the Second World War, MacDougall was promoted to flight lieutenant. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1940, for attacking a German airfield with "courage and determination". He flew 22 missions before dying on active service in December 1942. He is buried at Reading Crematorium.

References

1. ^ "Casualty Details: McDougall, Jeffrey". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
2. ^ "Jeffrey MacDougall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
3. "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 24 July 2018.
4. "No. 35003". The London Gazette. 29 November 1940. p. 6812.

External links

• Jeffrey MacDougall at Olympedia

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