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 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]}

Team

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Lord Burghley wins the 440 yards hurdles at the 1930 British Empire Games

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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games

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

Diving

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Thomas Scott	23	Police Officer

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games

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

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games

Hugh Edwards (right) won double gold

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

Swimming

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games

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

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games

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

References

1. "1930 Hamilton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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.