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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 28, 1880 Luton | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1965 Brighton | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Insurance Collector/salesman | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Preston BC (Brighton) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernest Frederick Gudgeon (1880-1965), was an English bowls player who competed in two British Empire Games. [1]
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks (fours) event with James Edney, James Frith and Albert Hough. [2] He repeated the success four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games, this time with Robert Slater, Percy Tomlinson and Fred Biggin.
He finished runner-up in the 1929 Men's National Championships. [3]
He was an insurance collector and salesman by trade and lived in Brighton. He married Minnie Rose Hudson. [4]
The 1930 British Empire Games was the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and was held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930.
The 1934 British Empire Games was the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events were in Manchester. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State.
Representation of the island of Ireland at the British Empire Games has varied:
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James Edney (1870-1951), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
Albert Percy Hough (1877–1960), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
James Frith (1860-1946) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
John Orr, was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.
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