William "Bill" Edward Pattimore (1 March 1892 – September 1975) was an international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 1 March 1892[1] Newport, Wales |
| Died | September 1975 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Cwmbran BC |
Biography
editPattimore was a member of the Cwmbran Bowls Club[2] and was the runner up in the pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships in 1955.[3][4]
In 1958 Pattimore was a landscape gardener by profession and lived at 103 Cocker Avenue in Cwmbran.[5]
At the age of 78,[1] Pattimore represented the Welsh team,[6] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[7] He participated in the fours competition with Harry Thompson, Roy Jones and Aeron John, finishing in fifth place.[8][9]
References
edit- 1 2 "Greulling days on the greens". Evening News (London). 13 July 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "All-Welsh bowling titles go west". Porthcawl Guardian. 2 September 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 49–52. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). The Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 207–211. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 185.
- ↑ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). The Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 23-33. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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