Harry Groves Explained

Harry Groves
Nationality:	British (English)
Birth Date:	2 March 1918
Birth Place:	Wandsworth, London, England
Death Place:	London, England

Harry George Thomas Groves (2 March 1918 – 24 December 1997) was a male boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

Groves represented England and won a gold medal in the 60 kg division at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^{[1] [2]}

He won the 1939 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Devas ABC.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He was a brewers drayman by trade and lived in Condell Road, Battersea during 1938.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Web site: 1938 Athletes. Team England.
3. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 15 January 2022.
4. News: Amateur Boxing Titles. Nottingham Evening Post . 30 March 1939 . 10 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .