John_Burrough_(rower)

John Burrough (rower)

John Burrough (rower)

Rower who competed for England

For the rower in 1937 and 1938 Boat Races, see John Paul Burrough.

John Hardy Burrough (1913-1944) was a male rower who competed for England.

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Rowing career

Burrough represented England and won a gold medal in the eights at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

Personal life

He was the son of Ernest James Burrough and Sophie Burrough, of Epsom, Surrey. He was an works control chemist (distillery and winery) by trade and lived in Downs Avenue, Epsom during 1938.

He was killed during World War II, in 1944 when serving as a flight lieutenant with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. [2]
    "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  3. [3]
    "Profile". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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