Henry Alan Leeke

Henry Alan Leeke (15 November 1879 – 29 May 1915) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

[3] As his father did before him, Leeke represented Cambridge University in the hammer and shot put and was English Amateur Champion for both events.

[4] He finished third in the hammer throw event behind Tom Kiely and Ernest May at the 1901 AAA Championships[5][6] and finished runner-up behind Tom Nicolson in the hammer throw at the 1903 AAA Championships.

[3] During the 1908 Olympic Trials, Leeke threw the javelin 135-81⁄2 (41.37m) in the freestyle event.

Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Leeke joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he was granted a commission as a temporary lieutenant on 22 September 1914,[9] and placed in charge of machine guns for D Company, 9th Battalion.