Robert Devonald

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Robert Devonald
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born(1886-02-02)2 February 1886
Pendoylan, Wales
Died17 January 1965(1965-01-17) (aged 78)
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubCardiff BC

Robert Stuart Devonald (2 February 1887 - 17 January 1965), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Devonald was a teacher by trade and lived in Westville Road, Cardiff and was a member of the Cardiff Bowls Club. [1]

He represented the 1954 Welsh team [2] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada [3] in the fours/rinks event, [4] with Obadiah Hopkins, Alfred Thomas and Ivor Thomas. [5] [6]

He was selected for the 1956 tour of the United States. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "25 June 1954, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal Passenger List on Empress of France". Ancestry. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "British Bowls Team" . Western Mail. 6 February 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  4. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 1230–1234.
  5. ↑ "Wales Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bowls" . Evening Despatch. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "British bowlers off to U.S." . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 9 August 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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