Ernest Bacon
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Ernest Bacon | |
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Born | Camberwell, London, England | 5 June 1893
Died | 18 April 1966 West Sussex, England | (aged 72)
Ernest Aubrey Bacon MBE (5 June 1893 – 18 April 1966) was a British wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bacon was a Civil Servant.[2] He was Head of Section in the Ministry of Works and was awarded an MBE in the 1947 Birthday Honours.
His older brothers Stanley and Edgar were also Olympic wrestlers.
References
- ^ "Ernest Bacon Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Ernest Bacon:Biographical information". olympedia.com. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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