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John Milligan, was a Rhodesia and Nyasaland international lawn bowler. [1]
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John Milligan, was a Rhodesia and Nyasaland international lawn bowler. [1]
He won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth with Malcolm Bibb, Ronnie Turner and Victor Blyth. [2] [3]
He also represented North Rhodesia during the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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