England at the 1938 British Empire Games
| England at the 1938 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| British Empire Games appearances | |
England competed at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 5 February to 12 February 1938.[1]
The athletes that competed are listed below.[2][3][4]
Athletes
[edit]Athletics
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Duncan | 25 | Schoolmaster | 1 x silver |
| Bernard Eeles | 24 | Accountant | none |
| Dora Gardner | 25 | Secretary | 1 x silver |
| Frank Handley | 27 | Clerk | 2 x silver |
| Mary Holloway | 20 | Typist | none |
| Cyril Holmes | 22 | Drysalter | 2 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Winifred Jeffrey | 17 | Typist | 1 x silver |
| Harry Lister | 22 | School teacher | none |
| Gladys Lunn | 29 | P.O Clerk | 1 x bronze |
| Brian MacCabe | 23 | Advertising | 1 x silver |
| John Lunn Newman | 21 | Bank clerk | none |
| Bert Norris | 39 | Civil Servant | 1 x silver |
| Henry Pack | 25 | Police officer | 1 x silver |
| Ethel Raby | 23 | Comptometer operator | 2 x silver |
| Ken Richardson | 19 | Cost clerk | 1 x silver |
| Bill Roberts | 25 | Timber salesman | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Dorothy Saunders | 22 | Teacher | 1 x silver |
| Kathleen Stokes | 21 | Saleswoman | 1 x silver |
| Kathleen Tiffen | 25 | Commercial artist | none |
| Dorothy Tyler-Odam | 17 | Typist | 1 x gold |
| Lawrence Wallace | 20 | Student | 1 x silver |
| Peter Ward | 24 | Stockbroker | 1 x silver |
| Lawrence Weatherill | 32 | No profession | none |
| Dick Webster | 23 | Army officer | none |
Boxing
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Butler | 21 | Electrician | 1 x gold |
| Maurice Dennis | 24 | Mechanic | 1 x silver |
| Harry Groves | 19 | Brewers Drayman | 1 x gold |
| Alfred Harper | 24 | Mechanic | none |
| Joseph Wilby | 25 | Royal Air Force | 1 x bronze |
Cycling
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Hicks | 20 | Student | 1 x silver |
| Ray Jones | 19 | Carpenter | 1 x bronze |
| William Maxfield | 21 | Storekeeper | 1 x gold |
| Ernie Mills | 24 | Engineer | 1 x bronze |
Diving
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Gilbert | 18 | Clerk | none |
| Doug Tomalin | 23 | Royal Air Force | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
Lawn bowls
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cuthbert | 64 | Retired public works contractor | none |
| Tommy Hills | 54 | Auctioneer & estate agent | none |
| George Hiscock | 62 | Retired relieving officer | none |
| Samuel Jones | 71 | Retired builder | none |
| Edward Shuttle | 60 | Retired employment exchange manager | none |
| Edward Tappenden | 61 | Retired private secretary | none |
| Ronald Weeks | 52 | Retired farmer | none |
Rowing
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Beazley | 24 | Electrical engineer | 1 x gold |
| John Burrough | 24 | Chemist | 1 x gold |
| Rhodes Hambridge | 26 | Medical student | 1 x gold |
| Peter H. Jackson | 25 | Accountant | 1 x silver |
| Desmond Kingsford | 23 | Timber merchant | 1 x gold |
| Jack Offer | 29 | Estate manager | 1 x silver |
| Dick Offer | 28 | Insurance | 1 x silver |
| William Reeve | 23 | Civil engineer | 1 x gold |
| John Sturrock | 22 | Army officer | 1 x gold |
| John Turnbull | 21 | Cambridge student | 1 x gold |
| Tim Turner | Unknown | 1 x gold |
Swimming
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldup Davies | 23 | Draughtsman | 2 x gold |
| Kenneth Deane | 16 | Student | none |
| Frederick Dove | 20 | Insurance clerk | 2 x gold |
| Lorna Frampton | 17 | Bank clerk | 1 x gold |
| Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | 23 | Civil servant | 1 x gold |
| Zilpha Grant | 18 | Burrough's operator | 1 x bronze |
| Joyce Harrowby | 16 | Student | 1 x bronze |
| Margery Hinton | 22 | Clerk | 1 gold, 1 x bronze |
| Edna Hughes | 21 | Corporation employee | 1 x bronze |
| Margaret Jeffery | 17 | Bank clerk | 1 x silver |
| Bob Leivers | 22 | Master butcher | 2 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Doris Storey | 18 | Machinist | 2 x gold |
| Michael Henry Taylor | 19 | Solicitor's clerk | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Norman Wainwright | 23 | Clerk | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
Wrestling
[edit]| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Cazaux | 20 | Pastry cook | 1 x bronze |
| Leslie Jeffers | 27 | Policeman | 1 x bronze |
References
[edit]- ^ "1938 Sydney". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.