Norwich
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– 29 September 1987) was a
British
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sailor
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who won gold in the
1936 Summer Olympics
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.
In 1936, he was a crew member and helmsman of the British boat ''Lalage'' which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class. As gold medallist he was presented with an oak sapling which he planted at
How Hill
How Hill is a hamlet on the River Ant within The Broads National Park in Ludham parish, Norfolk, England.
How Hill House, completed in 1903, was designed by Thomas Boardman, son of the architect Edward Boardman; he was Mayor of Norwich in 190 ...
.
In 1934, Boardman was a member of the crew of the British J-class yacht ''Endeavour'' which competed in the
America's Cup
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off the coast of
Rhode Island
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. The ''Endeavour'' won the first two races but lost the remaining three.
In
World War II
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, he saw service as a
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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officer. In 1940/41 he served on the
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HMS ''Cyprus'' (X44) (formerly ''Cape Sable'') and later commanded the corvette HMS ''Snowdrop''.
His younger brother,
Humphrey
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, rowed in the
double scull
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event at the
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and won double gold at the
1930 British Empire Games
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. Their father, Edward Thomas Boardman, was a Norwich architect, as was, their grandfather
Edward Boardman
Edward Boardman (1833–1910) was a Norwich born architect. He succeeded John Brown as the most successful Norwich architect in the second half of the 19th century.J J Colman of the
Colman's Mustard
Colman's is an English manufacturer of mustard and other sauces, formerly based and produced for 160 years at Carrow, in Norwich, Norfolk. Owned by Unilever since 1995, Colman's is one of the oldest existing food brands, famous for a limited ran ...
family. The family home was at How Hill in the
Norfolk
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village of
Ludham
Ludham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, in the Norfolk Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. It lies to the East of Ludham Bridge, which is on the River Ant.
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