Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Harcourt Sanderson (11 December 1876 – 17 April 1918) was an English rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.

[4] Sanderson joined the Royal Horse Artillery in May 1900,[5] and served as Second Lieutenant in the Second Boer War in South Africa.

He was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour by France.

He was a lieutenant colonel when he was killed in action near Ypres in April 1918, aged 41.

He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery nearby[7] and there is a memorial brass in Ripon Cathedral.