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Francis Fitzwilliams

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Francis Fitzwilliams
Personal information
NationalityEngland English
Born(1907-09-07)7 September 1907
Ireland
Died19 March 1976(1976-03-19) (aged 68)
Harlow, Essex
Sport
SportRowing
EventCoxless Four
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Eights

Francis Morshead Lloyd Fitzwilliams (1907-1976) was an Irish born English rower.

Rowing

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He competed in the coxless four at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal with Arthur Harby, Humphrey Boardman and Hugh Edwards and won a second gold medal as part of the eight.[1]

Personal life

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He was a clerk at the time of the 1930 Games.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.