Fred Biggin
Frederick Biggin (1869-1968), was an English international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1] [2]
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| Born | 16 February 1869 Derbyshire | |||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1968 (aged 99) London | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
| Club | Temple BC | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks/fours event with Robert Slater, Ernie Gudgeon and Percy Tomlinson.[3] [4] [5]
He was the Surrey singles champion and was a member of the Temple Bowls Club.
Personal Life
He worked in Insurance by trade and lived at 108 Cheviot Road, West Norwood.[6]
References
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- "England and Wales Register 1939, Lambeth". Ancestry.co.uk.
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