England at the 1930 British Empire Games (abbreviated ENG) was the first appearance of the country at the inaugural games. In the first edition held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 16 August to 23 August 1930, with 11 teams taking part.
England topped the medal table with 25 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 13 bronze medals.
Medal table (top three)
Team The team is listed below.
Athletics
NameAge Occupation Club Medal George Bailey 24 Labourer Salford Harriers Bernard Babington Smith 24 Merchant London ACnoneHerbert Bignall 24 Carpenter Highgate HarriersnoneGeorge Bird 30 Clerk Finchley Harriers noneLaurence Bond 24 Medical Student Cambridge Univ AC noneEdward Bradbrooke 24 Leather Manufacturer Achilles Club noneKenneth Brangwin 23 Electrician South London HarriersDavid Burghley 25 Insurance Manager Achilles Club , , James Cohen 24 Director (private company) Achilles Club Jerry Cornes 20 Student Oxford Univ AC Stanley Engelhart 20 Clerk York Harriers & AC , Tom Evenson 20 Carpenter Salford Harriers Sam Ferris 30 Royal Air Force RAF AC Francis Foley 27 Sergeant (Scots Guards) Surrey AC noneHoward Ford 24 no occupation Achilles Club Fred Gaby 35 Civil Servant Polytechnic Harriers Michael Gutteridge 21 Undergraduate Cambridge Univ AC noneJohn Hanlon 25 Detective (C.I.D) Birchfield Harriers Tommy Hampson 22 School Teacher Achilles Club Ernie Harper 28 Blacksmith Hallamshire Harriers Roland Harper 25 Accountant Achilles Club noneJohn Heap 22 Clerk Surrey AC Hubert Hedges 22 Clerk South London Harriers noneHenry Higgins 23 Clerk Surrey AC noneRobert Howland 25 Teacher Achilles Club Roger Leigh-Wood 23 Merchant Achilles Club , Vernon Morgan 26 Stockbroker Achilles Club Douglas Neame 28 Lieutenant (Royal Navy) Royal Navy AC Malcolm Nokes 33 Schoolmaster Achilles Club Brian Oddie 25 Civil Servant South London Harriers noneErnie Page 19 Shipping Clerk Blackheath Harriers Harry Payne 37 Clerk Woodford Green AC noneKenneth Pridie 24 Medicine Bristol University AC noneReg Revans 23 Merchant Achilles Club , William Simmons 27 Salesman Polytechnic Harriers noneStan Smith 26 Mechanic Birchfield Harriers noneLeslie Snow 22 Bank Clerk London AC noneWilfrid Tatham 31 Schoolmaster Achilles Club noneReg Thomas 23 Royal Air Force RAF AC , Stan Tomlin 24 Meter Sales Engineer Highgate Harriers Stuart Townend 21 Student Oxford Univ AC Eric Turner 20 Guardsman Luton United Harriers noneGeoffrey Turner 23 no occupation Earlestown Viaduct AC noneJack Winfield 22 Miner Derby and County AC
Boxing
NameAge Occupation Club Medal Frank Brooman 25 Telephone Engineer Northampton Polytechnic Club Joe Goyder 23 Police Constable Old Goldsmiths ABC Albert Love 19 Warhouseman Cardiff Central BC Fred Mallin 26 Motor Mechanic Eton Manor ABC Freddie Meachem 23 Civil Servant Civil Service ABCHarry Mizler 17 Fishmonger Oxford & St. George's ABC Thomas Pardoe 19 Metropolitan ABC Haulage Contractor Anthony Stuart 23 SoldierLondon Fire Brigade ABC
Diving
NameAge Occupation Club Medal Thomas Scott 23 Police Officer Oldham Police
Lawn bowls
NameAge Occupation Club Medal Robert Colquhoun 48Coal merchant Bromley BC James Edney60retired grocerAtherley BC, Southampton James Frith 69retired life assurance agent Belgrave BCErnie Gudgeon49Insurance Collector Preston BC (Brighton) Tommy Hills46AuctioneerEltham BC Albert Hough53Law Accountant Gosforth BC George Wright 35Cinema Proprietor Southern Railway BC, Eastleigh
Rowing
NameAge Occupation Club Medal Jack Beresford 31 Dental Student Thames RC Humphrey Boardman 26 Clerk London RC , Fred Bradley 22 no occupation Pembroke RC, Oxford Justin Brown 25 Royal Air Force London RC Roger Close-Brooks 23 Stockbrokers Clerk London RC Geoffrey Crawford26 Agent London RC Hugh Edwards 23 Student London RC , Francis Fitzwilliams 22 Clerk London RC , Arthur Harby 24 Engineer London RC , Edgar Howitt 21 Clerk London RC Terence O'Brien 24 no occupation London RC
Swimming
Men NameAge Occupation Club Medal Stanley Bell 23 Engineer Penguin, London John Besford 19 Dental Student South Manchester Norman Brooks 20 Police OfficerOldham Police , Reginald Flint 27 Dental Mechanic Sheffield Jack Hatfield 37 Sports shop proprietor Middlesbrough ASCFreddie Milton 23 Accountant London Bill Trippett 21 Police Constable Sheffield Police Arthur Watts 18 Bank Clerk East Ham Joseph Whiteside24 Police South Manchester Women NameAge Occupation Club Medal Joyce Cooper 21 no occupation Mermaid SC, London , , , Doreen Cooper 22 Artist London Phyllis Harding 22Insurance Clerk Croydon Ladies SC , Margery Hinton 15 no occupation Eccles Olive Joynes 21 Secretary Bournemouth SC Cecelia Wolstenholme 15 Shorthand Typist Moss Side SC, Manchester
Wrestling
NameAge Occupation Club Medal Harold Angus 26 Insurance Inspector Doncaster Edgar Bacon 42 Medicine London AWS Stanley Bissell 24 Police Constable Met Police AC Harry Johnson27 Turner Middlesex Joseph Reid25 Miner Leigh H. & A.C. Albert Sangwine 29 Civil Servant Ashdown AC
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