Gerald Backhouse was a champion schoolboy athlete who went on to win six consecutive Victorian Mile Championships & four Victorian 880 Yards Championships.

Backhouse was a Sergeant in the Royal Australian Air Force, serving on attachment with the Royal Air Force during World War II. He died in a practice bombing flight over England on 28 December 1941, aged 29 years.

Track Championships	Road Championships	Off-Road Championships
1933 Victorian 880 Yards 1935 Victorian Mile 1935-36 Australian 880 Yards 1935-36 Australian Mile 1936 Victorian 880 Yards 1936 Victorian Mile 1937 Victorian Mile 1937-38 Australian 880 Yards 1937-38 Australian Mile 1938 Victorian 880 Yards 1938 Victorian Mile 1939 Victorian 880 Yards 1939 Victorian Mile 1940 Victorian Mile
International Competition	Olympic Games	Commonwealth Games
	1936 Berlin	1938 Sydney
World Records	Australian Records	State Records
	Australian 880 Yards - 1m 55s - 18 Jan 1936 Australian 1500m - 3m 59s - 25 Jan 1936

* Records set en-route to longer distance.
^ Overseas performances not recognised as records before 1969.
# Best on record for Non-Record Events.

Media

1936:

For Berlin: Australia's Champions