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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1911 (1911) Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1943 (aged 31–32) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Cardiff Central | ||||||||||||||
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William Albert Love (1911 – 8 November 1943) was a Welsh boxer who boxed for England in the 1930 British Empire Games.
Biography
[edit]Love was born in Cardiff and was the Welsh champion in 1930 and boxed out of the Central Cardiff BC.[1]
Love competed for the 1930 English team in the lightweight class at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, winning a bronze medal.[2]
Lover died of Beri beri in November 1943 during incarceration by the Japanese in the Changi prisoner of war camp in Singapore during World War II.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Only One Welshman Reaches Final". Western Mail. 10 April 1930. Retrieved 30 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Men of Heroic 77th are Free". Western Mail. 12 September 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "CWGC entry". CWGC.
- ^ "City's boxing greats make for a heavyweight heritage". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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