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John Burrough (Naval)
John Burrough may refer to: *John Burrough (American football) – Former American football player *John Burrough (Cambridge University cricketer) (1873–1922), played for Cambridge University 1893–95 then other teams * John Burrough (Gloucestershire cricketer) (1904–1969), played for Oxford University 1924–26 and Gloucestershire 1924–37 * John Burrough (rower) in 1938 British Empire Games *John Paul Burrough John Paul Burrough MBE (5 May 1916 – 27 January 2003) was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1968 to 1981. Background He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 5 May 1916 and educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. ..., Bishop of Mashonaland See also * John Burroughs (other) {{hndis, name= Burrough, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burrough (American Football)
John Leslie Burrough (born May 17, 1972) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Washington State and Wyoming, Burrough was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons for the Falcons (1995–1998), Minnesota Vikings (1999–2000), and St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis from 1995 to the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, where the team had played from 1946 to 1994. The arri ... (2002). References 1972 births Living people People from Laramie, Wyoming Players of American football from Wyoming American football defensive linemen Washington State Cougars football players Wyoming Cowboys football players Atlanta Falcons players Minnesota Vikings players St. Louis Rams players {{defensive-linem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burrough (Cambridge University Cricketer)
John Burrough (5 September 1873 – 26 December 1922) was an English first-class cricketer who played in 24 matches for Cambridge University and various amateur teams, including sides put together by W. G. Grace, between 1893 and 1914. Burrough was born in Clun, Shropshire, son of the Rev Charles Burrough and his wife, who was born Georgina B. Long, and educated at Bruton and Shrewsbury School, and Jesus College, Cambridge where he graduated B.A. in 1895 and M.A in 1899. He became a Church of England priest, ordained by the Bishop of Chester in 1898. He served as Curate at Witton, Cheshire 1896-1900, and chaplain at the Mersey Mission to Seamen in Liverpool 1900-03 and at the Royal Indian Engineering College in Cooper's Hill, Surrey 1903-06. In 1907 he became a Chaplain to the Forces and served at Cairo 1908-11, Hounslow 1911-19, including during the First World War, and at Shoeburyness Shoeburyness (; also called Shoebury) is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burrough (Gloucestershire Cricketer)
John Wilson Burrough (17 June 1904 – 11 September 1969) was an English first-class cricketer who played in 10 matches for Oxford University and Gloucestershire between 1924 and 1937. He was born in Summertown, Oxford and died at Seale, Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrough, John Wilson 1904 births 1969 deaths English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Cricketers from Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burrough (rower)
John Hardy Burrough (1913-1944) was a male rower who competed for England. 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. 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 The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, in Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from air forces of the British Empire who were lost in air and other operations during World War .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrough, John 1913 births 1944 deaths English male rowers Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 British Empire Games
The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 years since the foundation of British settlement in Australia). Venues included the Sydney Cricket Ground (the main stadium), the Sydney Sports Ground, North Sydney Olympic Pool and Henson Park. An estimated 40,000 people attended the opening ceremony. A competitors' residential village was established within the grounds of the Sydney Showground. The star of the games was the Australian athlete Decima Norman, who won five gold medals in track and field. Margaret Dovey, later married to Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, finished sixth in the 220 yards breaststroke. Due to the onset of World War II, the games were not held again until 1950. Participating teams * * * * * * * * 23px India * * * * * * * Medals by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paul Burrough
John Paul Burrough MBE (5 May 1916 – 27 January 2003) was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1968 to 1981. Background He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 5 May 1916 and educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007/ref> He was a skilled rower and was in the Oxford crews that beat Cambridge in the Boat Races of 1937 and 1938. During the Second World War, he was commissioned in 1940 into the Royal Signals. In 1942 he became a prisoner of war in Malaya. In 1946 he was appointed a member of the military division of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his leadership in the PoW camps. Ordained in 1951, his first post was a curacy in Aldershot. After this he was a Missionary Priest in Korea and then (his final post before elevation to the episcopate) Anglican Chaplain to Overseas Peoples in Birmingham. During this time he brought together a successful Trinidadian steel band and enab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |