Fred Biggin
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1869-02-16)16 February 1869
Derbyshire
Died30 September 1968(1968-09-30) (aged 99)
London
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubTemple BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London Rinks/Fours

Frederick Biggin (16 February 1869 – 30 September 1968), was an English international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2]

Bowls career

At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks/fours event with Robert Slater, Ernie Gudgeon and Percy Tomlinson.[3][4][5]

He was the Surrey singles champion and was a member of the Temple Bowls Club.

Personal life

He worked in Insurance by trade and lived at 108 Cheviot Road, West Norwood.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  6. ^ "England and Wales Register 1939, Lambeth". Ancestry.co.uk.


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