About William J. Dees
Lived 1874 – 1940 (aged 66). William J. Dees was a British boxer.
William John Dees (28 September 1874 – 18 October 1940) was a boxer from England. He won the Amateur Boxing Association of England's middleweight championship in 1897, and was the heavyweight champion in 1900. He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in London in 1908. In 1935, as president of the Amateur Boxing Association, he sailed from Southampton to New York with the Golden Gloves Boxing Association. In October 1940, during the Blitz, Dees was killed by bombs in his home
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Who was William J. Dees?
British boxer
When was William J. Dees born?
William J. Dees was born on 28 September 1874 in Liverpool.
When did William J. Dees die?
William J. Dees died on 18 October 1940.
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William J. Dees was a boxer.
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William J. Dees was British.
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