England at the 1930 British Empire Games

England at the 1930 British Empire Games
CGF code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 25 Silver 23 Bronze 13 Total 61
British Empire Games appearances
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

England at the 1930 British Empire Games (abbreviated ENG) was the first appearance of the country at the inaugural games. In the first edition held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 16 August to 23 August 1930, with 11 teams taking part. ^[1]

England topped the medal table with 25 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 13 bronze medals. ^[2]

Team

The team is listed below. ^{[3] [4]}

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
George Bailey	24	Labourer	Salford Harriers
Bernard Babington Smith	24	Merchant	London AC	none
Herbert Bignall	24	Carpenter	Highgate Harriers	none
George Bird	30	Clerk	Finchley Harriers	none
Laurence Bond	24	Medical Student	Cambridge Univ AC	none
Edward Bradbrooke	24	Leather Manufacturer	Achilles Club	none
Kenneth Brangwin	23	Electrician	South London Harriers
David Burghley	25	Insurance Manager	Achilles Club	, ,
James Cohen	24	Director (private company)	Achilles Club
Jerry Cornes	20	Student	Oxford Univ AC
Stanley Engelhart	20	Clerk	York Harriers & AC	,
Tom Evenson	20	Carpenter	Salford Harriers
Sam Ferris	30	Royal Air Force	RAF AC
Francis Foley	27	Sergeant (Scots Guards)	Surrey AC	none
Howard Ford	24	no occupation	Achilles Club
Fred Gaby	35	Civil Servant	Polytechnic Harriers
Michael Gutteridge	21	Undergraduate	Cambridge Univ AC	none
John Hanlon	25	Detective (C.I.D)	Birchfield Harriers
Tommy Hampson	22	School Teacher	Achilles Club
Ernie Harper	28	Blacksmith	Hallamshire Harriers
Roland Harper	25	Accountant	Achilles Club	none
John Heap	22	Clerk	Surrey AC
Hubert Hedges	22	Clerk	South London Harriers	none
Henry Higgins	23	Clerk	Surrey AC	none
Robert Howland	25	Teacher	Achilles Club
Roger Leigh-Wood	23	Merchant	Achilles Club	,
Vernon Morgan	26	Stockbroker	Achilles Club
Douglas Neame	28	Lieutenant (Royal Navy)	Royal Navy AC
Malcolm Nokes	33	Schoolmaster	Achilles Club
Brian Oddie	25	Civil Servant	South London Harriers	none
Ernie Page	19	Shipping Clerk	Blackheath Harriers
Harry Payne	37	Clerk	Woodford Green AC	none
Kenneth Pridie	24	Medicine	Bristol University AC	none
Reg Revans	23	Merchant	Achilles Club	,
William Simmons	27	Salesman	Polytechnic Harriers	none
Stan Smith	26	Mechanic	Birchfield Harriers	none
Leslie Snow	22	Bank Clerk	London AC	none
Wilfrid Tatham	31	Schoolmaster	Achilles Club	none
Reg Thomas	23	Royal Air Force	RAF AC	,
Stan Tomlin	24	Meter Sales Engineer	Highgate Harriers
Stuart Townend	21	Student	Oxford Univ AC
Eric Turner	20	Guardsman	Luton United Harriers	none
Geoffrey Turner	23	no occupation	Earlestown Viaduct AC	none
Jack Winfield	22	Miner	Derby and County AC

• 
  Lord Burghley wins the 440 yards hurdles at the 1930 British Empire Games
• 
  Hugh Edwards (right) won double gold

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Frank Brooman	25	Telephone Engineer	Northampton Polytechnic Club
Joe Goyder	23	Police Constable	Old Goldsmiths ABC
Albert Love	19	Warhouseman	Cardiff Central BC
Fred Mallin	26	Motor Mechanic	Eton Manor ABC
Freddie Meachem	23	Civil Servant	Civil Service ABC
Harry Mizler	17	Fishmonger	Oxford & St. George's ABC
Thomas Pardoe	19	Metropolitan ABC	Haulage Contractor
Anthony Stuart	23	Soldier	London Fire Brigade ABC

Diving

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Thomas Scott	23	Police Officer	Oldham Police

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Robert Colquhoun	48	Coal merchant	Bromley BC
James Edney	60	retired grocer	Atherley BC, Southampton
James Frith	69	retired life assurance agent	Belgrave BC
Ernie Gudgeon	49	Insurance Collector	Preston BC (Brighton)
Tommy Hills	46	Auctioneer	Eltham BC
Albert Hough	53	Law Accountant	Gosforth BC
George Wright	35	Cinema Proprietor	Southern Railway BC, Eastleigh

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Jack Beresford	31	Dental Student	Thames RC
Humphrey Boardman	26	Clerk	London RC	,
Fred Bradley	22	no occupation	Pembroke RC, Oxford
Justin Brown	25	Royal Air Force	London RC
Roger Close-Brooks	23	Stockbrokers Clerk	London RC
Geoffrey Crawford	26	Agent	London RC
Hugh Edwards	23	Student	London RC	,
Francis Fitzwilliams	22	Clerk	London RC	,
Arthur Harby	24	Engineer	London RC	,
Edgar Howitt	21	Clerk	London RC
Terence O'Brien	24	no occupation	London RC

Swimming

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Men ^[5]

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Stanley Bell	23	Engineer	Penguin, London
John Besford	19	Dental Student	South Manchester
Norman Brooks	20	Police Officer	Oldham Police	,
Reginald Flint	27	Dental Mechanic	Sheffield
Jack Hatfield	37	Sports shop proprietor	Middlesbrough ASC	[6]
Freddie Milton	23	Accountant	London
Bill Trippett	21	Police Constable	Sheffield Police
Arthur Watts	18	Bank Clerk	East Ham
Joseph Whiteside	24	Police	South Manchester

Women ^[5]

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Joyce Cooper	21	no occupation	Mermaid SC, London	, , ,
Doreen Cooper	22	Artist	London
Phyllis Harding	22	Insurance Clerk	Croydon Ladies SC	,
Margery Hinton	15	no occupation	Eccles
Olive Joynes	21	Secretary	Bournemouth SC
Cecelia Wolstenholme	15	Shorthand Typist	Moss Side SC, Manchester

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Club	Medal
Harold Angus	26	Insurance Inspector	Doncaster
Edgar Bacon	42	Medicine	London AWS
Stanley Bissell	24	Police Constable	Met Police AC
Harry Johnson	27	Turner	Middlesex
Joseph Reid	25	Miner	Leigh H. & A.C.
Albert Sangwine	29	Civil Servant	Ashdown AC

References

1. "1930 Hamilton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
2. "Medal Standings Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
3. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
4. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
5. "England Swimmers" . Liverpool Daily Post. 16 June 1930. p. 14. Retrieved 1 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "News Brieflets" . South Bank Express. 23 August 1930. Retrieved 8 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.