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Bessie M Staples married name Bessie Shearlaw (c.1915-date of death unknown), was a female England badminton international. [1]
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Bessie M Staples married name Bessie Shearlaw (c.1915-date of death unknown), was a female England badminton international. [1]
Staples was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the mixed doubles in the 1939 All England Badminton Championships. [2]
After marrying James Shearlaw in 1945 she competed in her married name and won the Irish Open, Scottish Open and the Scottish Individual Championships.
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