Albert Percy Hough (1877–1960), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1877 Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1960 Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Law Accountant | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Gosforth BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editAt the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks (fours) event with Ernie Gudgeon, James Frith and James Edney.[2][3]
Personal life
editHe was a law accountant by trade and lived in Newcastle upon Tyne. He married Florence Selina Shepherd.[4]
References
edit- ^ ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 23 August 1930. p. 4.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "English team success at Emire Games". Rugby Advertiser. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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