Canadian boxer Arnold (centre) and Australian boxer Captain (Capt) Gilbert Gordon Coghill MC, ...

Accession Number E05356
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Place made France: Paris
Date made June 1919-July 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Canadian boxer Arnold (centre) and Australian boxer Captain (Capt) Gilbert Gordon Coghill MC, 35th Battalion from Sydney, NSW contesting the Heavyweight Semi final at the Inter Allied Games held at the Pershing Stadium in Paris. The fight was won by Capt Coghill, who, however, was beaten by the American representative in the final. Note the Maple Leaf emblem on Arnold's shorts.