Alec Robertston
Robertson (second from right), as a member of the Onehunga four that won the men's fours title at the 1940 New Zealand national lawn bowls championships
Personal information
Birth nameHugh Alexander Robertson
Born(1884-10-20)20 October 1884
Died12 September 1977(1977-09-12) (aged 92)
OccupationFarmer
Spouse
Norma Moore
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(m. 1924; died 1968)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubOnehunga Bowling Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsMen's fours champion (1940, 1948)
Medal record
Men's lawn bowls
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney Fours

Hugh Alexander Robertson (20 October 1884 – 12 September 1977) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the 1938 British Empire Games. He also won two national lawn bowls titles.

Biography

Born on 20 October 1884, Robertson was the son of Euphemia and David Scott Robertson.[1][2] He was a member of a pioneer farming family in Māngere.[3] In Onehunga on 28 October 1924, he married Norma Moore (née Moore), who had a son from a previous marriage.[4]

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Robertson was part of the New Zealand men's fours team that won the gold medal, along with Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury and Bill Whittaker.[5]

A member of the Onehunga Bowling Club, Robertson won two New Zealand national bowls championship titles in the men's fours, in 1940 and 1948.[6]

Robertson was a dairy farmer at Robertson Road, Māngere, supplying town milk, until retiring in 1942.[7] He died on 12 September 1977, and his body was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.[8] He was predeceased by his wife, Norma, in 1968.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Death search: registration number 1977/39453". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1884/8857". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "H. Alec Robertson". New Zealand Card Index. Auckland Council Libraries. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Marriages". New Zealand Herald. 15 November 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ Alec Robertson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  6. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Auctions". Auckland Star. 28 November 1942. p. 9. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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