Bill Bremner
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| Birth name | Charles William Henry Chilcott Bremner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1879 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 November 1961 (aged 82) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Alice Genevieve McLachlan
(m. 1902; died 1949) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | West End Bowling Club, Auckland | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Men's pairs champion (1932, 1940) Men's fours champion (1924, 1929) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles William Henry Chilcott Bremner (25 March 1879 – 4 November 1961) 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 four national lawn bowls titles.
Biography[edit]
Born in Dunedin on 25 March 1879, Bremner was the son of Mary Ann and George Goddard Bremner.[2][3] He was educated in Dunedin, but spent much of his life in Invercargill, before moving to Auckland.[3] He was a land agent and architect.[3] On 26 December 1902, Bremner married Alice Genevieve McLachlan,[4] and they had two children.[3]
Bremner won four New Zealand national bowls championship titles, representing the West End Bowling Club from Auckland: the men's fours in 1924 and 1929; and the men's pairs in 1932 and 1940.[5]
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Bremner was the skip the men's four—with Ernie Jury, Alec Robertson and Bill Whittaker—that won the gold medal.[3][6][7]
Bremner died in Auckland on 4 November 1961, having been predeceased by his wife in 1949.[8][9] He was buried at Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "New Zealand, Police Gazettes, 1878–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1879/5441". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Mr C. W. Bremner". New Zealand Herald. 9 November 1961. p. 2.
- ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1902/6412". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Bill Bremner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Bremner wins". Auckland Star. 10 February 1938. p. 24. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Deaths". New Zealand Herald. 6 November 1961. p. 16.
- ^ "Burial record for Alice Genevieve Bremner". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Burial record for Charles William Henry Chilcott Bremner". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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- Sportspeople from Dunedin
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
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