Alice Gowenlock Explained

Alice Gowenlock
Birth Date:18 February 1878
Birth Place:Lambeth
Death Date:12 October 1957 (aged 79)
Death Place:Worthing
Country:England

Alice Maud Gowenlock was an English badminton player. Born in Lambeth in 1878 she was a prominent player before the First World War and a member of the Richmond BC. She won two All England titles.[1] and played for England just once against Ireland in 1911-12. She died in 1957 at the age of 80 in Worthing, Sussex.[2]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Davis, Pat. Guinness Book of Badminton. 1983. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-271-X.
  2. Web site: Alice Gowenlock. Badminton England. 2015-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010031212/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/text.asp?section=1894&sectionTitle=Alice+Gowenlock#.Vj8nONLhAdU. 2015-10-10. dead.
  3. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.