Robert Colquhoun (bowls)

Robert Colquhoun
Personal information
Nationality  England
Born 1882
Rochester, Kent
Occupation Coal Merchant
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls

Robert George Colquhoun (born 1882), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.

Bowls career

He was the champion of Bromley, Kent and England in 1929[1] and at the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the singles event. [2]

Personal Life

He was a coal merchant by trade and married Nellie Maud Sands, who joined him in Canada during the Games.[3]

References

  1. """Bowls." Times [London, England] 30 June 1930". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ""The Empire Games." Times [London, England] 25 Aug. 1930". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.