About William Childs
Lived 1884 – 1961 (aged 76–77). William Childs was a boxer.
William Child (7 August 1884 – 1961) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Child won the Amateur Boxing Association 1908, 1909 and 1911 middleweight title, when boxing out of the Canbridge ABC.
After retiring from boxing he became a University boxing and fencing coach at Cambridge.
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Who was William Childs?
boxer
When was William Childs born?
William Childs was born on 7 August 1884 in Norwich.
When did William Childs die?
William Childs died in 1961.
What was William Childs's occupation?
William Childs was a boxer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: William Child (boxer)
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