Basil Beazley
Basil Saunders Beazley (1913-1943) was a male rower who competed for England.
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1913 Oxford | |||||||||||||
| Died | 10 July 1943 (aged 29) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
Beazley represented England and won a gold medal in the eights at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
Personal life
He was an electrical engineer by trade and lived in Newport Road, Cardiff during 1938. He was killed during World War II, in 1943 when serving as a Major with the Royal Engineers and is buried at the Syracuse War Cemetery in Sicily.[3]
References
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1938 Athletes". Team England.
- "Profile". Commonwealth War Graves.
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