Robert_Henry_(bowls)

Robert Henry (bowls)

Robert Henry (bowls)

New Zealand lawn bowls player

Robert Henry (1889 or 1890 – 21 September 1954) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the gold medal in the men's pair alongside Phil Exelby.[1][2] The pair, with Henry playing lead, won all three of their round-robin matches to take the title.[1][3]

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Henry arrived in New Zealand in about 1910.[4] He was a police sergeant in Christchurch, and a member of the Sydenham Bowling Club in that city.[1][4] He died in Christchurch on 21 September 1954, and was buried at the Ruru Lawn Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Singles and pairs bowling titles to N.Z." Gisborne Herald. 9 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Robert Henry". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "N.Z. bowlers to take part in Empire Games". Gisborne Herald. 9 December 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 25 January 2019.


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