Andrew Hedges (16 September 1935 – 1 October 2005[1]) was born in South Moreton, Oxfordshire and came from a family of farmers that owned a string of butcher’s shops across the country.
He attended Radley College before being commissioned into the British Army and serving in the Household Cavalry.
There, he competed in the two-man event alongside fellow Radley classmate Bill McCowen and the four-man event alongside McCowen, Robin Seel and Robin Widdows.
Hedges later became a noted race car driver in the 1960s, competing at six editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1964 and 1970.
In 1966, he competed in the Miami to Nassau race with his partner, the infamous Lord Lucan.