| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'srowing | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1912 Stockholm | Men's eight |
Alister Graham Kirby (14 April 1886 – 29 March 1917) was aBritishrower who competed in the1912 Summer Olympics. He died on service during theFirst World War.[1]
Kirby was born atBrompton, West London, the son of Arthur Raymond Kirby, a Bencher ofLincoln's Inn and his wife Gertrude Fleming.[citation needed] He was educated atEton College andMagdalen College, Oxford. He rowed forOxford in theBoat Race in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1909 but was only in the winning crew in his last year, 1909, when he was president. He was President ofVincent's Club in 1909. Kirby became a member ofLeander Club and was captain of the Leandereight, which won the gold medal for Great Britainrowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
On the outbreak ofWorld War I, he was commissioned into theRifle Brigade and served as a captain. He died from illness in 1917, aged 30, and was buried atMazargues War Cemetery,Marseille, France.[3][4]
