D'Arcy McCrea

D'Arcy McCrea
Full name	Edward D'Arcy McCrea
Born	7 February 1896; Dublin, Ireland
Died	22 December 1940 (aged 44); Salford, England

Edward D'Arcy McCrea (7 February 1896 – 22 December 1940) was an Irish tennis player.^[1] He competed in the mixed doubles, men's singles and men's double at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2] He died during the Second World War.^[3]

Personal life

McCrea studied at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated in 1920. Designated a Master of Surgery in 1922, he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland the same year. Settling in Manchester, he worked at Salford Royal Hospital and taught physiology at the University of Manchester.^[2]

McCrea died on 22 December 1940 in the midst of the Manchester Blitz. Whilst hosting a party at his home in Salford, a Luftwaffe parachute mine struck the house and exploded, killing all inside.^[2]^[3]

^ "D'Arcy McCrea". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "D'Arcy McCrea Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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