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{{short description|English boxer}} |
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| name = William Dees |
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| full_name = William John Dees |
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| nationality = British (English) |
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| sport = boxing |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1874|9|28|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=k9nbWaUFJXvquwOeAFKqJQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=29 December 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = Liverpool, England |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1940|10|18|1874|9|28|df=y}} |
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| death_place = London, England |
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| ⚫ | '''William John Dees''' (28 September 1874 – 18 October 1940)<ref name="Olympedia">{{Olympedia|3384}}</ref> was a boxer from England. He won the [[Amateur Boxing Association of England]]'s [[ABA Middleweight Champion|middleweight championship]] in 1897,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abae.co.uk/aba/index.cfm/boxers/roll-of-honour/elite-abae-championship/1890-1899/1897/|title=17th ABAE National Championship|work=The Amateur Boxing Association of England|accessdate=24 December 2010}}</ref> and was the [[England Boxing National Amateur Championships Heavyweight Champions|heavyweight champion]] in 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abae.co.uk/aba/index.cfm/boxers/roll-of-honour/elite-abae-championship/1900-1909/1900/|title=20th ABAE National Championship|work=Amateur Boxing Association of England|accessdate=24 December 2010}}</ref> He represented [[Great Britain]] at the [[1908 Olympic Games]] in London in 1908.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=5224|title=William J Dees|work=[[British Olympic Association]]|accessdate=24 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/william-dees-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/william-dees-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=William Dees Olympic Results |accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref> In 1935, as president of the Amateur Boxing Association, he sailed from Southampton to New York with the Golden Gloves Boxing Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Gloves and British officials enjoy a luncheon at the Commodore... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/golden-gloves-and-british-officials-enjoy-a-luncheon-at-the-news-photo/97314731 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}</ref> In October 1940, during [[the Blitz]], Dees was killed by bombs in his home<ref name="Olympedia" /> in [[Deptford]], south London, aged 66.<ref>[https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/3127422/WILLIAM%20JOHN%20DEES/ ] CWGC casualty record, William John Dees. Retrieved 15 January 2021.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 19 January 2024
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | William John Dees |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 28 September 1874[1] Liverpool, England |
| Died | 18 October 1940 (aged 66) London, England |
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| Sport | boxing |
William John Dees (28 September 1874 – 18 October 1940)[2] was a boxer from England. He won the Amateur Boxing Association of England's middleweight championship in 1897,[3] and was the heavyweight champion in 1900.[4] He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in London in 1908.[5][6] In 1935, as president of the Amateur Boxing Association, he sailed from Southampton to New York with the Golden Gloves Boxing Association.[7] In October 1940, during the Blitz, Dees was killed by bombs in his home[2] in Deptford, south London, aged 66.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b William J. Dees at Olympedia
- ^ "17th ABAE National Championship". The Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "20th ABAE National Championship". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "William J Dees". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Dees Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Golden Gloves and British officials enjoy a luncheon at the Commodore..." Getty Images. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ [1] CWGC casualty record, William John Dees. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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