Francis Fitzwilliams

Francis Fitzwilliams
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1907-09-07)7 September 1907
Ireland
Died19 March 1976(1976-03-19) (aged 68)
Harlow, Essex
Sport
SportRowing
Event(s)
Coxless Four, eight
ClubLondon RC
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Eights

Francis Morshead Lloyd Fitzwilliams (1907-1976) was an Irish born English rower.

Biography

He competed in the coxless four at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal,[1] with Arthur Harby, Humphrey Boardman and Hugh Edwards and won a second gold medal as part of the eight.[2][3]

He was a clerk at the time of the 1930 Games.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Dovorian in Empire Winning Crew". Dover Express. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 20 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.