John Carswell (bowls) explained

John Carswell
Nationality: Scotland
Birth Date:1887
Birth Place:Dalbeattie, Scotland
Death Date:2 November 1966 (aged 79)
Death Place:Fife, Scotland
Sport:Lawn bowls

John Whitfield-Jackson Carswell (1887 – 2 November 1966), was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Carswell won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with George Budge.[2] [3]

Personal life

Carswell was a grain merchant by trade and was born and lived in Dalbeattie.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. Web site: profile. Bowls tawa.
  3. Web site: Commonwealth Games Medallists. GBR Athletics.