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| Nationality |  English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1909 Surrey | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1975 Reading | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Edgar George Leonard Howitt (1909-1975) was an English rower.
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| Born | 12 September 1909 Surrey | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1975 Reading | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Eights | ||||||||||||||
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Edgar George Leonard Howitt (1909-1975) was an English rower.
He competed in the eights at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal. [1]
He was an clerk at the time of the 1930 Games. [2]
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