Freddie Meachem Explained

Freddie Meachem
Weight:Featherweight
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:22 April 1907
Death Date:1973
Birth Place:Southwark
Death Place:Kent

Frank Richard Meachem (1907-1973) was an English boxer. He fought as Freddie Meachem.

Boxing

He competed in the featherweight class at the 1930 British Empire Games for England where he won a gold medal.[1]

He was three times England's Amateur Boxing Association Senior Champion in 1928 and 1929 representing Civil Service ABC at featherweight and also the 1932 lightweight champion.[2]

Personal life

He was a civil servant at the time of the 1930 Games.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English athletes. Commonwealth Games Federation. 16 April 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327202611/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3029/19/all. live.
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 14 January 2022. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128152358/https://www.englandboxing.org/roll-of-honour/gender/male-championships/. live.
  3. Web site: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton. Ancestry.co.uk. 16 April 2019. 12 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151112143858/http://www.ancestry.co.uk/. live.

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