Francis Fitzwilliams

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Francis Fitzwilliams
Personal information
Nationality Flag of England.svg English
Born(1907-09-07)7 September 1907
Ireland
Died19 March 1976(1976-03-19) (aged 68)
Harlow, Essex
Sport
SportRowing
EventCoxless Four
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.

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Rowing

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

Personal life

He was a clerk at the time of the 1930 Games. [2]

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References

  1. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.