England at the 1930 British Empire Games

England at the
1930 British Empire Games
CGF codeENG
CGACommonwealth Games England
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
25
Silver
23
Bronze
13
Total
61
British Empire Games appearances

England competed at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 16 August to 23 August 1930.[1]

The athletes that competed are listed below.[2][3]

Team

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
George Bailey 24 Labourer
Bernard Babington Smith 24 Merchant none
Herbert Bignall 24 Carpenter none
George Bird 30 Clerk none
Laurence Bond 24 Medical Student none
Edward Bradbrooke 24 Leather Manufacturer none
Kenneth Brangwin 23 Electrician
David Burghley 25 Insurance Manager , ,
James Cohen 24 Director (private company)
Jerry Cornes 20 Student
Stanley Engelhart 20 Clerk ,
Tom Evenson 20 Carpenter
Sam Ferris 30 Royal Air Force
Francis Foley 27 Sergeant (Scots Guards) none
Howard Ford 24 no occupation
Fred Gaby 35 Civil Servant
Michael Gutteridge 21 Undergraduate none
John Hanlon 25 Detective (C.I.D)
Tommy Hampson 22 School Teacher
Roland Harper 25 Accountant none
Ernie Harper 28 Blacksmith
John Heap 22 Clerk
Hubert Hedges 22 Clerk none
Henry Higgins 23 Clerk none
Robert Howland 25 Teacher
Roger Leigh-Wood 23 Merchant ,
Vernon Morgan 26 Stockbroker
Douglas Neame 28 Lieutenant (Royal Navy)
Malcolm Nokes 33 Schoolmaster
Brian Oddie 25 Civil Servant none
Ernie Page 19 Shipping Clerk
Harry Payne 37 Clerk none
Kenneth Pridie 24 Medicine none
Reg Revans 23 Merchant ,
William Simmons 27 Salesman none
Stan Smith 26 Mechanic none
Leslie Snow 22 Bank Clerk none
Wilfrid Tatham 31 Schoolmaster none
Reg Thomas 23 Royal Air Force ,
Stan Tomlin 24 Meter Sales Engineer
Stuart Townend 21 Student
Ignatius Turner 23 no occupation none
Eric Turner 20 Guardsman none
Jack Winfield 22 Miner

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
Frank Brooman 25 Telephone Engineer
Joe Goyder 23 Police Constable
Albert Love 19 Warhouseman
Fred Mallin 26 Motor Mechanic
Freddie Meachem 23 Civil Servant
Harry Mizler 17 Fishmonger
Thomas Pardoe 19 Haulage Contractor
Anthony Stuart 23 Soldier

Diving

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
Thomas Scott 23 Police Officer

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
Robert Colquhoun 48 Coal merchant
James Edney 60 retired grocer
James Frith 69 retired life assurance agent
Ernie Gudgeon 49 Insurance Collector
Tommy Hills 46 Auctioneer
Albert Hough 53 Law Accountant
George Wright 35 Cinema Proprietor

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
Jack Beresford 31 Dental Student
Humphrey Boardman 26 Clerk ,
Fred Bradley 22 no occupation
Justin Brown 25 Royal Air Force
Roger Close-Brooks 23 Stockbrokers Clerk
Geoffrey Crawford 26 Agent
Hugh Edwards 23 Student ,
Francis Fitzwilliams 22 Clerk ,
Arthur Harby 24 Engineer ,
Edgar Howitt 21 Clerk
Terence O'Brien 24 no occupation

Swimming

Main article: Aquatics at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
Stanley Bell 23 Engineer
John Besford 19 Dental Student
Norman Brooks 20 Police Officer ,
Reginald Flint 27 Dental Mechanic
Jack Hatfield 37 Sports shop proprietor [4]
Freddie Milton 23 Accountant
Bill Trippett 21 Police Constable
Arthur Watts 18 Bank Clerk
Joseph Whiteside 24 Police
Joyce Cooper 21 no occupation , , ,
Doreen Cooper 22 Artist
Phyllis Harding 22 Insurance Clerk ,
Margery Hinton 15 no occupation
Olive Joynes 21 Secretary
Cecelia Wolstenholme 15 Shorthand Typist

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games
Name Age Occupation Medal
Harold Angus 26 Insurance Inspector
Edgar Bacon 42 Medicine
Stanley Bissell 24 Police Constable
Harry Johnson 27 Turner
Joseph Reid 25 Miner
Albert Sangwine 29 Civil Servant

References

  1. ^ "1930 Hamilton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
  4. ^ "News Brieflets". South Bank Express. 23 August 1930. Retrieved 8 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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