England at the 1938 British Empire Games explained

Cga:ENG
Cganame:Commonwealth Games England
Games:British Empire Games
Year:1938
Location:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rank:2
Gold:15
Silver:15
Bronze:10

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

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games.

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25 Schoolmaster 1 x silver
24 Accountant none
25 Secretary 1 x silver
27 Clerk 2 x silver
20 Typist none
22 Drysalter 2 x gold, 1 x silver
17 Typist 1 x silver
22 School teacher none
29 P.O Clerk 1 x bronze
23 Advertising 1 x silver
21 Bank clerk none
39 Civil Servant 1 x silver
25 Police officer 1 x silver
23 Comptometer operator 2 x silver
19 Cost clerk 1 x silver
25 Timber salesman 1 x gold, 1 x silver
22 Teacher 1 x silver
21 Saleswoman 1 x silver
25 Commercial artist none
17 Typist 1 x gold
20 Student 1 x silver
24 Stockbroker 1 x silver
32 No profession none
23 Army officer none

Boxing

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William Butler21 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

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Ray Hicks 20 Student 1 x silver
Ray Jones 19 Carpenter 1 x bronze
21 Storekeeper 1 x gold
Ernie Mills 24 Engineer 1 x bronze

Diving

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18 Clerk none
23 Royal Air Force 1 x gold, 1 x silver

Lawn bowls

See main article: Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games.

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James Cuthbert 64 Retired public works contractor none
Tommy Hills 54 Auctioneer & estate agent none
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

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24 Electrical engineer 1 x gold
24 Chemist 1 x gold
26 Medical student 1 x gold
25 Accountant 1 x silver
23 Timber merchant 1 x gold
Jack Offer 29 Estate manager 1 x silver
28 Insurance 1 x silver
23 Civil engineer 1 x gold
22 Army officer 1 x gold
21 Cambridge student 1 x gold
Tim Turner Unknown 1 x gold

Swimming

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23 Draughtsman 2 x gold
16 Student none
20 Insurance clerk 2 x gold
17 Bank clerk 1 x gold
23 Civil servant 1 x gold
18 Burrough's operator 1 x bronze
16 Student 1 x bronze
22 Clerk 1 gold, 1 x bronze
21 Corporation employee 1 x bronze
17 Bank clerk 1 x silver
22 Master butcher 2 x gold, 1 x silver
18 Machinist 2 x gold
19 Solicitor's clerk 1 x gold, 1 x bronze
23 Clerk 1 x gold, 1 x bronze

Wrestling

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Ray Cazaux 20 Pastry cook 1 x bronze
27 Policeman 1 x bronze

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1938 Sydney. Commonwealth Games Federation. 2019-01-27. 2018-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407182918/https://thecgf.com/games/sydney-1938. dead.
  2. Web site: English athletes. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. Web site: UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London. Ancestry.co.uk.
  4. Web site: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London. Ancestry.co.uk.