![]() Wersäll Family in 1918 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 26 June 1888 Irsta, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 12 February 1951 (aged 62) Djursholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
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Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||||||
Club | Västerås GF | |||||||||||
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