George Wilson (bowls)

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George Wilson
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Nationality Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg South Africa
Born1903

George L Wilson (1903 - date of death unknown), was a South African international lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with Frank Mitchell, Wilfred Randall and John Anderson. [2] [3]

Personal life

He was an engineer by trade.

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