About Ernest Bacon
Lived 1893 – 1966 (aged 72). Ernest Bacon was a British amateur wrestler.
Ernest Aubrey Bacon (5 June 1893 – 18 April 1966) was an English freestyle amateur wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Biography Bacon was born in Camberwell, the son of an insurance agent. Three of his brothers of Stanley Bacon, Edgar Bacon and Cecil Bacon were all British wrestling champions. He won the 1913 lightweight title at the National Gymnastics Association tournament held at the German Gymnasium.
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he finished ninth in the freestyle lightweight class.
By profession he was a civil servant with the Post Office and later with the Directorate of Lands and Accommodation and was honoured with an M.B.E..
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Who was Ernest Bacon?
British wrestler
When was Ernest Bacon born?
Ernest Bacon was born on 5 June 1893 in Camberwell.
When did Ernest Bacon die?
Ernest Bacon died on 18 April 1966 in West Sussex.
What was Ernest Bacon's occupation?
Ernest Bacon was an amateur wrestler.
What nationality was Ernest Bacon?
Ernest Bacon was British.
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