Francis Fitzwilliams

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Francis Fitzwilliams
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1907-09-07)7 September 1907
Ireland
Died19 March 1976(1976-03-19) (aged 68)
Harlow, Essex
Sport
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless Four, eight
Club London RC
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1930 Hamilton Coxless Four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1930 Hamilton Eights

Francis Morshead Lloyd Fitzwilliams (1907-1976) was an Irish born English rower.

Biography

He competed in the coxless four at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal, [1] with Arthur Harby, Humphrey Boardman and Hugh Edwards and won a second gold medal as part of the eight. [2] [3]

He was a clerk at the time of the 1930 Games. [4]

References

  1. "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Dovorian in Empire Winning Crew" . Dover Express. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 20 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.