Gilbert Charles Bourne

[3][4] Whilst an undergraduate, Bourne rowed at bow in the winning Oxford crew in the 1882 Boat Race.

He returned in the bow seat of the Oxford crew the following year, winning the 1883 Boat Race.

His son, Robert Croft Bourne, also rowed for Oxford, stroking them to wins over Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912.

He was an officer in the 4th (Militia) Battalion of The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) from 1882 until 1897, when he resigned as captain and honorary major.

He later saw service during the First World War and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 12th Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment.