Bill James (rower)
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| Full name | John William James | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 2001 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Esme Florence Rasmusen
(m. 1947) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Aramoho Boating Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John William James (13 October 1926 – 22 October 2001)[1] was a New Zealand rower who won a gold medal representing his country in the men's coxed four, alongside Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, Bill Carroll, and Colin Johnstone (coxswain), at the 1950 British Empire Games.[2]
James died on 22 October 2001,[3] and his ashes were buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga, with those of his wife, Esme Florence James (née Rasmusen), who died in 2018.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Death search: registration number 2001/23809". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Bill James at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Cemeteries detail". Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Cemeteries detail". Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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