Walter Chamberlain Explained

Walter Chamberlain
Fullname:Walter William Chamberlain
Birth Date:March 1862
Birth Place:Aston, Warwickshire, England
Death Date:26 July 1923 (age 62)
Death Place:Rawdon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Turnedpro:1881 (amateur tour)
Retired:1886
Singlesrecord:[1]
Singlestitles:6
Wimbledonresult:2R (1884)

Walter William Chamberlain[2] (March 1862 – 26 July 1923) was an English tennis player then later surgeon and general practitioner. He was active from 1881 to 1886 and won 6 career singles titles.[1]

Tennis career

Walter Chamberlain Walter Chamberlain son of, was born in Aston, Warwickshire, England in March 1862.[3] In 1881 he played his first event at Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] He won his first singles title at the Edgbaston Open Tournament in the same year.[1] In 1882 he moved to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB CM in 1887.[4]

His other career singles highlights include winning the West of Scotland Championships in 1883,[1] Edinburgh University LTC Open in 1884,[1] the Midland Counties Championships in 1884,[1] the Burton-on-Trent Open and the Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open also in 1884.[1] In addition he was a finalist at the Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament[5] in 1886.[1] He played his final tournament at the Scottish Championships in 1886 where he lost in the quarter finals to Archibald Thomson.[1] Walter Chamberlain died 26 July 1923 age 62 at Rawdon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4]

Work career

On leaving university in 1887 he was appointed house surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital.[4] The appointed senior surgeon at the Royal Halifax Infirmary.[4] his final appointment was as Chief Medical Officer Health of Rawdon District Council.[4]

Honours

Chamberlain was personally decorated by King Albert I of Belgium, King of the Belgians for services for Belgian and Allied troops under his care at Rawdon during World War I.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Chamberlain, Walter William. . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 1 June 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
  2. Group . British Medical Journal Publishing . Dr. Walter William Chamberlain . Br Med J . 18 August 1923 . 2 . 3268 . 307–307 .
  3. Web site: Index entry. 1 June 2023. FreeBMD. ONS.
  4. Br Med J (1923)
  5. Web site: Wilson Smith . George . Displaying Edinburgh in 1886: The International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art: PhD Thesis . www.era.ed.ac.uk . University of Edinburgh . 22 May 2023 . 2015.