Swimming & Life Saving Medals

Lot 1169    Day 1    Swimming & Life Saving Medals

Estimate $1,500
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GROUP OF FOURTEEN MEDALS, won by L.Newell between 1927 and 1939, gold (1, illustrated), silver and gold (2) silver (5, one illustrated) and bronze (5, one illustrated and one named to B.Newell (1956)); includes also a British Empire Games, Sydney 1938, participants medal, struck in antiqued bronze (63x75mm), engraved by D.E.Morden, made by Stokes, Melb. (C.1938/22), together with a handcrafted soft leather wallet 'Maori Maid, N.Z.', impressed on the inside 'L.Newell/Empire Games/1938'. Very fine - extremely fine. (14)

William Leonard James Newell (13 July 1913 - 17 August 1994) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.^^Born in Christchurch on 13 July 1913, Len Newell was the son of William Newell and Eliza Lewis Newell (nee Richards).^^Newell won the 440 yards freestyle title at the New Zealand national swimming championships, representing Canterbury, in 1936, 1938, and 1940.^^He represented New Zealand in the men's 440 yards and 1650 yards freestyle events at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. He finished seventh in his heat of the 440 yards, and did not progress to the final, while in his heat of the 1650 yards he retired.^^Newell died in Christchurch on 17 August 1994, and his ashes were buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in the suburb of Linwood. ^^(Courtesy Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia).