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Philip Verdon
Philip
Verdon
was a
British
rower
who
competed
in the
1908 Summer Olympics
.
Verdon was born in
Brixton, London
. He was
educated
at
Westminster School
London and then at
Jesus College, Cambridge
. He was the
strokeman
in the
coxless pair
with
George Fairbairn
which won the
silver medal
for
Great Britain
rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
In later
life
he became a
consultant
ophthalmologist and served in the
Indian Medical Service
.