About Violet Baddeley
Lived 1902 – 1989 (aged 86–87). Violet Baddeley was a British badminton player.
Violet Maude Baddeley married name Violet Engelbach (1902-1989) was an English international badminton player.
Badminton career Baddeley twice reached the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. In 1922 she reached the final partnering A. M. Head and in 1927 she reached the final with D. Myers.
Family She was the daughter of the famous tennis player Herbert Baddeley. In 1930 she married fellow badminton player Archibald Engelbach.
She remarried and died in 1989 as Violet Maude Thompson.
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Who was Violet Baddeley?
badminton player
When was Violet Baddeley born?
Violet Baddeley was born in 1902 in Kensington.
When did Violet Baddeley die?
Violet Baddeley died in 1989.
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Violet Baddeley was a badminton player.
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Violet Baddeley was British.
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