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Jack Beresford, 1899 - 1977, Olympic rowing champion, lived here, 1903 - 1940.
English Heritage
Site: Jack Beresford (1 memorial)
W4, Grove Park Gardens, 19
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Jack Beresford
Rower. Born as Jack Beresford-Wisniewski. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls...
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