John Orr (bowls, born 1870) explained

John Orr
Nationality:	British (Scottish)
Birth Place:	1870
Occupation:	Doctor
Sport:	Lawn bowls

John Orr (1870-date of death unknown), was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.^{[1] [2]}

Bowls career

At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with David Fraser, William Campbell and Canadian Tom Chambers who joined the team following the death of original team member J Kennedy.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He was a doctor by trade and lived in Park Terrace, Edinburgh.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Web site: Profile. Bowls Tawa.
3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
4. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
5. Web site: UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 2 Aug 1930 Greenock. Ancestry.co.uk.