Roger Close-Brooks
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1906 Prestbury, Cheshire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 May 1980[2] Southampton | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Eights | ||||||||||||||
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Roger Close-Brooks DSO (2 November 1906 – 17 May 1980) was an English rower. He competed in the eights at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and won a gold medal.[3]
Education
He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]
Personal life
In 1934, he married Marian, second daughter of Gerald Beesly, J.P. and Helen (née Chamberlain), who was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain. Marian was the sister of rower Richard Beesly (1907–1965), who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics; and writer Patrick Beesly.[5]
He was a stockbroker's clerk at the time of the 1930 Games.[6]
References
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. p. 1.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Following in the Family Tradition". Surrey Advertiser. 4 June 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Married at Milford – Close-Brooks—Beesly". New Milton Advertiser. 8 September 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.