Bill James (rower)
John William James (13 October 1926 – 22 October 2001) was a New Zealand rower who won a gold medal representing his country in the men's coxed four, alongside Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, Bill Carroll, and Colin Johnstone (coxswain), at the 1950 British Empire Games.
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| Full name | John William James | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 2001 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Esme Florence Rasmusen
(m. 1947) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Aramoho Boating Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James died on 22 October 2001, and his ashes were buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga, with those of his wife, Esme Florence James (née Rasmusen), who died in 2018.
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