Jack Newcombe

Jack Stewart Newcombe (1910-1931) was a British bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1931 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

Jack Newcombe
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1910
Kent
Died26 February 1931(1931-02-26) (aged 20–21)
Switzerland
Sport
SportBobsleigh
Medal record
FIBT World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1931 four man

Bobsleigh

Newcombe was the brakeman and a member of the British and Royal Air Force bobsleigh team along with Pilot Officer Dennis Field (steersman), Pilot Officer Ralph Wallace and Pilot Officer Paddy Coote.[1][2]

After the World Championships Newcombe fell ill and died of Peritonitis on 26 Feb 1931.[3]

Royal Air Force

Newcombe passed through RAF Cranwell on 26 July 1930 from the same class as Douglas Bader.[4]

References
  1. ""Bobsleighing." Times [London, England] 6 Feb. 1931". Times Digital Archive.
  2. "Royal Air Force" (PDF). The Gazette.
  3. ""Deaths." Times [London, England] 3 Mar. 1931". Times Digital Archive.
  4. "Royal Air Force" (PDF). The Gazette.
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