George Wright (bowls)
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| Born |
October 28, 1893 Norwich | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
April 3, 1949 Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Cinema Proprietor | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George William Arthur Wright (1893-1949), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.[1]
Bowls career
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the pairs event with Tommy Hills.[2] The pair repeated the success four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games.
Personal Life
He was an cinema proprietor at the Variety Theatre, in Eastleigh, by trade and married Jessie Mary Parker, they lived in Upper Bassett, Southampton.[3]
References
- ↑ ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.
- ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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