Alister Graham Kirby (14 April 1886 – 29 March 1917) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He died on service during the First World War.

Kirby was born at Brompton, West London, the son of Arthur Raymond Kirby, a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and his wife Gertrude Fleming. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He rowed for Oxford in the Boat Race in 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909 but was only in the winning crew in his last year 1909, when he was president. He was President of Vincent's Club in 1909. Kirby became a member of Leander Club and was captain of the Leander eight which won the gold medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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On the outbreak of World War I, he was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade and served as a captain. He died from illness in 1917 aged 30 and was buried at Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseille, France.

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See also

List of Olympians killed in World War I

List of Oxford University Boat Race crews

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1886 births

1917 deaths

Burials in France

Military personnel from London

People educated at Eton College

Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford

English male rowers

British male rowers

Olympic rowers for Great Britain

Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics

English Olympic medallists

Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain

Rifle Brigade officers

British Army personnel of World War I

British military personnel killed in World War I

Olympic medalists in rowing

Oxford University Boat Club rowers

Members of Leander Club

Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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