England at the 1938 British Empire Games

England competed at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 5 February to 12 February 1938.[1]

England at the
1938 British Empire Games
CGF codeENG
CGACommonwealth Games England
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
15
Silver
15
Bronze
10
Total
40
British Empire Games appearances

The athletes that competed are listed below.[2][3][4]

Athletes

Athletics

Name Age Occupation Medal
Sandy Duncan25Schoolmaster1 x silver
Bernard Eeles24Accountantnone
Dora Gardner25Secretary1 x silver
Frank Handley27Clerk2 x silver
Mary Holloway20Typistnone
Cyril Holmes22Drysalter2 x gold, 1 x silver
Winifred Jeffrey17Typist1 x silver
Harry Lister22School teachernone
Gladys Lunn29P.O Clerk1 x bronze
Brian MacCabe23Advertising1 x silver
John Lunn Newman21Bank clerknone
Bert Norris39Civil Servant1 x silver
Henry Pack25Police officer1 x silver
Ethel Raby23Comptometer operator2 x silver
Ken Richardson19Cost clerk1 x silver
Bill Roberts25Timber salesman1 x gold, 1 x silver
Dorothy Saunders22Teacher1 x silver
Kathleen Stokes21Saleswoman1 x silver
Kathleen Tiffen25Commercial artistnone
Dorothy Tyler-Odam17Typist1 x gold
Lawrence Wallace20Student1 x silver
Peter Ward24Stockbroker1 x silver
Lawrence Weatherill32No professionnone
Dick Webster23Army officernone

Boxing

Name Age Occupation Medal
William Butler21Electrician1 x gold
Maurice Dennis24Mechanic1 x silver
Harry Groves19Brewers Drayman1 x gold
Alfred Harper24Mechanicnone
Joseph Wilby25Royal Air Force1 x bronze

Cycling

Name Age Occupation Medal
Ray Hicks20Student1 x silver
Ray Jones19Carpenter1 x bronze
William Maxfield21Storekeeper1 x gold
Ernie Mills24Engineer1 x bronze

Diving

Name Age Occupation Medal
Jean Gilbert18Clerknone
Doug Tomalin23Royal Air Force1 x gold, 1 x silver

Lawn bowls

Name Age Occupation Medal
James Cuthbert64Retired public works contractornone
Tommy Hills54Auctioneer & estate agentnone
George Hiscock62Retired relieving officernone
Samuel Jones71Retired buildernone
Edward Shuttle60Retired employment exchange managernone
Edward Tappenden61Retired private secretarynone
Ronald Weeks52Retired farmernone

Rowing

Name Age Occupation Medal
Basil Beazley24Electrical engineer1 x gold
John Burrough24Chemist1 x gold
Rhodes Hambridge26Medical student1 x gold
Peter H. Jackson25Accountant1 x silver
Desmond Kingsford23Timber merchant1 x gold
Jack Offer29Estate manager1 x silver
Dick Offer28Insurance1 x silver
William Reeve23Civil engineer1 x gold
John Sturrock22Army officer1 x gold
John Turnbull21Cambridge student1 x gold
Tim TurnerUnknown1 x gold

Swimming

Name Age Occupation Medal
Goldup Davies23Draughtsman2 x gold
Kenneth Deane16Studentnone
Frederick Dove20Insurance clerk2 x gold
Lorna Frampton17Bank clerk1 x gold
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams23Civil servant1 x gold
Zilpha Grant18Burrough's operator1 x bronze
Joyce Harrowby16Student1 x bronze
Margery Hinton22Clerk1 gold, 1 x bronze
Edna Hughes21Corporation employee1 x bronze
Margaret Jeffery17Bank clerk1 x silver
Bob Leivers22Master butcher2 x gold, 1 x silver
Doris Storey18Machinist2 x gold
Michael Henry Taylor19Solicitor's clerk1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Norman Wainwright23Clerk1 x gold, 1 x bronze

Wrestling

Name Age Occupation Medal
Ray Cazaux20Pastry cook1 x bronze
Leslie Jeffers27Policeman1 x bronze

References

  1. "1938 Sydney". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "UK, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 4 Dec 1937 London". Ancestry.co.uk.
  4. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1 April 1938, Brisbane-London". Ancestry.co.uk.
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