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Claude Gravereaux

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Claude Gravereaux
1936 Olympics Field Hockey Semi-finals -- India vs. France 12 August 1936. Claude is center in this image.
Personal information
Born (1913-05-02)2 May 1913
Died 21 November 1943(1943-11-21) (aged 30)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Claude Gravereaux (2 May 1913 – 21 November 1943) was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He was a member of the French field hockey team, which finish fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played three matches as halfback.

Personal life

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At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Gravereaux volunteered for the French Army.[1][2] While serving as a corporal in a machine-gun squad, he was wounded in the jaw and captured at Namur during the Battle of France in 1940, but escaped and enlisted in the Free French Army.[1][2] For actions during the invasion of France, Gravereaux received the Croix de guerre and Médaille militaire.[2] While serving with the Free French forces, he took part in Operation Torch; however, he suffered a relapse of his wound and travelled to New York City, where he died in November 1943.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Claude Gravereaux". lesgravereaux.marret.co (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Claude Gravereaux, héros de guerre". lesgravereaux.marret.co (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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