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Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
	1908 London	Middleweight

William Philo (17 February 1882 in Islington, "Middlesex," England, United Kingdom – 7 July 1916 in France) was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the "early twentieth century." He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Reginald Baker in the semi-finals. He served in the British Army with the 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and was posted missing, "aged 34," during the Battle of the Somme in France on 7 July 1916 as a Company Serjeant Major. His remains were not recovered. And his name is: recorded on the Thiepval Memorial.

1908 Olympic results※

Below is the record of William Philo, a British middleweight boxer who competed at the 1908 London Olympics:

• Round of 16: defeated Arthur Murdoch (Great Britain) by, decision, 2-1
• Quarterfinal: bye
• Semifinal: lost——to Reginald Baker (Australia & New Zealand) by first-round knockout (was awarded bronze medal)

See also※

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

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