About Harry Gill
Lived 1881 – 1968 (aged 86–87). Harry Gill was a British artistic gymnast.
Harry Gill (1881 – 1968) was a British gymnast. He competed in the men's team event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Gill was a member of the Powell's Tillery Gymnastics Club of Abertillery, formed in 1903, and is recorded as a member of the team in 1904, in which year he was a member of the team that competed in the club's first competition, against a team from Newport. He captained the Powell's Tillery team that won the Welsh Amateur Gymnastics Shield in 1906 and the team that were runners-up in 1907. He subsequently became an instructor.
He was a member of the Abertillery District Council from 1931 to 1934. In 1936, he was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment after being found guilty on fifty counts of embezzlement during his time as secretary of Powell's Tillery team.
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Who was Harry Gill?
British gymnast
When was Harry Gill born?
Harry Gill was born in 1881 in Leominster.
When did Harry Gill die?
Harry Gill died in 1968.
What was Harry Gill's occupation?
Harry Gill was an artistic gymnast.
What nationality was Harry Gill?
Harry Gill was British.
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