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Born | 1889/1890 | |||||||||||||
Died | (aged 64) Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Occupation | Police officer | |||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
Club | Sydenham Bowling Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Henry (1889/1890 – 21 September 1954) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the gold medal in the men's pair alongside Phil Exelby. [1] [2] The pair, with Henry playing lead, won all three of their round-robin matches to take the title. [1] [3]
Henry arrived in New Zealand in about 1910. [4] He was a police sergeant in Christchurch, and a member of the Sydenham Bowling Club in that city. [1] [4] He died in Christchurch on 21 September 1954, and was buried at the Ruru Lawn Cemetery. [4]
The following lists events that happened during 1954 in New Zealand.
The following lists events that happened during 1938 in New Zealand.
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