Noël de Mille, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Noël de Mille

Canadian rower

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1995

Profession: rower

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Noël James de Mille (11 November 1909 – 6 March 1995) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics where, together with Ned Pratt., he won the bronze medal in the double sculls.
Noel later moved to England but continued a keen interest in rowing.
When war broke out he joined the Royal Air Force, serving as a flying officer.
Following the war he married and settled in Glasgow.
De Mille had a successful business career in housewares manufacturing.
He and his wife Ailsa Ogilvie had a daughter Christina and two sons Andy and Peter.
In 1986, at the age of 75, he attended the centennial event at the Vancouver Rowing Club, where he stepped back into a double for a row with club captain Bruce Trewin.
He died in Thorpness, Suffolk, in 1995.