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
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England competed at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 16 August to 23 August 1930. ^[1]

The athletes that competed are listed below. ^{[2] [3]}

Athletes

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
George Bailey	24	Labourer	gold
Bernard Babington Smith	24	Merchant	none
Herbert Bignall	24	Carpenter	none
George Bird	30	Clerk	none
Laurence Bond	24	Medical Student	none
Edward Bradbrooke	24	Leather Manufacturer	none
Kenneth Brangwin	23	Electrician	gold
David Burghley	25	Insurance Manager	gold x 3
James Cohen	24	Director (private company)	silver
Jerry Cornes	20	Student	bronze
Stanley Engelhart	20	Clerk	gold/silver
Tom Evenson	20	Carpenter	bronze
Sam Ferris	30	Royal Air Force	silver
Francis Foley	27	Sergeant (Scots Guards)	none
Howard Ford	24	no occupation	silver
Fred Gaby	35	Civil Servant	bronze
Michael Gutteridge	21	Undergraduate	none
John Hanlon	25	Detective (C.I.D)	silver
Tommy Hampson	22	School Teacher	gold
Roland Harper	25	Accountant	none
Ernie Harper	28	Blacksmith	silver
John Heap	22	Clerk	silver
Hubert Hedges	22	Clerk	none
Henry Higgins	23	Clerk	none
Robert Howland	25	Teacher	silver
Roger Leigh-Wood	23	Merchant	gold/silver
Vernon Morgan	26	Stockbroker	bronze
Douglas Neame	28	Lieutenant (Royal Navy)	bronze
Malcolm Nokes	33	Schoolmaster	gold
Brian Oddie	25	Civil Servant	none
Ernie Page	19	Shipping Clerk	silver
Harry Payne	37	Clerk	none
Kenneth Pridie	24	Medicine	none
Reg Revans	23	Merchant	silver x 2
William Simmons	27	Salesman	none
Stanley Smith	26	Mechanic	none
Leslie Snow	22	Bank Clerk	none
Wilfrid Tatham	31	Schoolmaster	none
Reg Thomas	23	Royal Air Force	gold/silver
Stan Tomlin	24	Meter Sales Engineer	gold
Stuart Townend	21	Student	gold
Ignatius Turner	23	no occupation	none
Eric Turner	20	Guardsman	none
Jack Winfield	22	Miner	bronze

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Frank Brooman	25	Telephone Engineer	bronze
Joe Goyder	23	Police Constable	gold
Albert Love	19	Warhouseman	bronze
Fred Mallin	26	Motor Mechanic	gold
Freddie Meachem	23	Civil Servant	gold
Harry Mizler	17	Fishmonger	gold
Thomas Pardoe	19	Haulage Contractor	silver
Anthony Stuart	23	Soldier	gold

Diving

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Thomas Scott	23	Police Officer	bronze

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Robert Colquhoun	48	Coal merchant	gold
James Edney	60	retired grocer	gold
James Frith	69	retired life assurance agent	gold
Ernie Gudgeon	49	Insurance Collector	gold
Tommy Hills	46	Auctioneer	gold
Albert Hough	53	Law Accountant	gold
George Wright	35	Cinema Proprietor	gold

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Jack Beresford	31	Dental Student	silver
Humphrey Boardman	26	Clerk	gold x 2
Fred Bradley	22	no occupation	bronze
Justin Brown	25	Royal Air Force	gold
Roger Close-Brooks	23	Stockbrokers Clerk	gold
Geoffrey Crawford	26	Agent	gold
Hugh Edwards	23	Student	gold x 2
Francis Fitzwilliams	22	Clerk	gold x 2
Arthur Harby	24	Engineer	gold x 2
Edgar Howitt	21	Clerk	gold
Terence O'Brien	24	no occupation	gold

Swimming

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Stanley Bell	23	Engineer	silver
John Besford	19	Dental Student	bronze
Norman Brooks	20	Police Officer	silver x 2
Reginald Flint	27	Dental Mechanic	bronze
Jack Hatfield	37	Sports shop proprietor	[4]
Freddie Milton	23	Accountant	silver
Bill Trippett	21	Police Constable	gold
Arthur Watts	18	Bank Clerk	silver
Joseph Whiteside	24	Police	silver
Joyce Cooper	21	no occupation	gold x 4
Doreen Cooper	22	Artist	gold
Phyllis Harding	22	Insurance Clerk	gold/bronze
Margery Hinton	15	no occupation	silver
Olive Joynes	21	Secretary	gold
Cecelia Wolstenholme	15	Shorthand Typist	gold

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Harold Angus	26	Insurance Inspector	silver
Edgar Bacon	42	Medicine	silver
Stanley Bissell	24	Police Constable	silver
Harry Johnson	27	Turner	silver
Joseph Reid	25	Miner	silver
Albert Sangwine	29	Civil Servant	silver

References

1. "1930 Hamilton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
4. "News Brieflets" . South Bank Express. 23 August 1930. Retrieved 8 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.