| England at the 1950 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| in Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| British Empire Games appearances | |
England competed at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, from 4 February to 11 February 1950. [1]
The athletes that competed are listed below. [2]
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Anderson | 24 | gold | |
| Jack Archer | 28 | silver | |
| Doris Batter | 20 | Student | silver |
| Sylvia Cheeseman | 20 | Clerk | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Anthony Chivers | 29 | bronze | |
| Bertha Crowther | 28 | silver | |
| Jean Desforges | 22 | Stenographer | none |
| Norman Drake | 37 | Teacher | none |
| Len Eyre | 24 | 1 x gold, 1 x silver | |
| Don Finlay | 40 | none | |
| Dorothy Hall | 22 | Typist | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Terry Higgins | 22 | Clerk | silver |
| Antony Hignell | 21 | none | |
| Jack Holden | 42 | gold | |
| Leslie Lewis | 25 | 3 x silver | |
| Harold Moody | 34 | Doctor | silver |
| Dorothy Tyler | 29 | Housewife | gold |
| John Parlett | 24 | Student | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Ron Pavitt | 23 | Clerk | none |
| Derek Pugh | 24 | silver | |
| Nicolas Stacey | 22 | silver | |
| Brian Shenton | 22 | Transport Clerk | silver |
| Margaret Walker | 25 | none | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Charles Wright | none | ||
| Peter Wells | 20 | none | |
| Harry Whittle | 27 | none |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Brander | 22 | bronze | |
| Ronnie Latham | 20 | Colliery blacksmith | gold |
| Terry Ratcliffe | 20 | Royal Air Force | gold |
| Don Scott | 21 | gold |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Cartwright | 26 | Butcher | gold |
| Alan Geldard | 22 | Signwriter | none |
| Tommy Godwin | 29 | Supervisor | bronze |
| Eric Holroyd | 34 | Motor mechanic | none |
| Alfred Newman | 23 | Clerk | none |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Child-Tym | 27 | Teacher | 2 x gold |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Anderson | 27 | 2 x gold, 3 x silver | |
| Charles de Beaumont | 47 | 2 x gold, 1 x silver | |
| Mary Glen-Haig | 31 | gold | |
| René Paul | 29 | 2 x gold, 1 x silver | |
| Arthur Pilbrow | 47 | 3 x gold | |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bradley | bronze | ||
| Jack Brown | 28 | Company Director | bronze |
| Dickie Burnell | 32 | bronze | |
| Tony Butcher | 23 | bronze | |
| Jack Dearlove | 38 | bronze | |
| Peter de Giles | 22 | Farm student | bronze |
| Peter Kirkpatrick | 33 | bronze | |
| Michael Lapage | 26 | bronze | |
| Antony Rowe | 25 | silver | |
| Hank Rushmere | 37 | bronze | |
| Ken Tinegate | 34 | Deputy Manager | bronze |
| Bill Windham | 23 | bronze |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bland | 18 | Engineer/Fitter | bronze |
| Elizabeth Church | 19 | Student | 1 x silver , 1 x bronze |
| Jack Hale | 27 | Merchant | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Pat Kendall | 22 | Student | 1 x gold, 2 x bronze |
| Raymond Legg | 17 | Clerk | bronze |
| Lillian Parrington | 21 | Housewife | bronze |
| Roy Romain | 31 | 1 x gold, 1 x silver | |
| Margaret Wellington | 23 | Clerk | 3 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Grace Wood | 17 | Clerk | bronze |
| Helen Yate | 29 | Clerk | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Creus | 32 | silver | |
| Jim Halliday | 32 | Coal worker | gold |
| Maurice Megennis | 21 | none | |
| Ernest Peppiatt | 32 | none |
| Name | Age | Occupation | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Bowey | 22 | Horticulturist | none |
| David Ickringill | 19 | Decorator | none |
| Arnold Parsons | 23 | Metal worker | bronze |
| Kenneth Richmond | 23 | Actor | bronze |
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