Ernest Frederick Gudgeon (1880-1965), was an

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player who competed in two

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Bowls career

At the

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he won the

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in the rinks (fours) event with

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and

Albert Hough Albert Percy Hough (1877–1960), was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games. Bowls career At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks (fours) event with Ernie Gudgeon, James Frith and Jam ...

. He repeated the success four years later at the

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, this time with

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, Percy Tomlinson and Fred Biggin. He finished runner-up in the 1929 Men's National Championships.

Personal life

He was an insurance collector and salesman by trade and lived in Brighton. He married Minnie Rose Hudson.

References

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