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| Birth name | Charles William Henry Chilcott Bremner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1879-03-25)25 March 1879 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 November 1961(1961-11-04) (aged 82) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | West End Bowling Club, Auckland | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Men's pairs champion (1932, 1940) Men's fours champion (1924, 1929) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles William Henry Chilcott Bremner (25 March 1879 – 4 November 1961) was a New Zealandlawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the1938 British Empire Games. He also won four national lawn bowls titles.
Born inDunedin on 25 March 1879, Bremner was the son of Mary Ann and George Goddard Bremner.[2][3] He was educated in Dunedin, but spent much of his life inInvercargill, before moving toAuckland.[3] He was a land agent and architect.[3] On 26 December 1902, Bremner married Alice Genevieve McLachlan,[4] and they had two children.[3]
Bremner won four New Zealand national bowls championship titles, representing the West End Bowling Club from Auckland: the men's fours in 1924 and 1929; and the men's pairs in 1932 and 1940.[5]
At the1938 British Empire Games inSydney, Bremner was the skip the men's four—withErnie Jury,Alec Robertson andBill Whittaker—that won the gold medal.[3][6][7]
Bremner died in Auckland on 4 November 1961, having been predeceased by his wife in 1949.[8][9] He was buried at Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland.[10]
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