Percy Thomson Watson, born in 1894, was an international lawn bowler who represented Northern Ireland and was a member of the Cavehill Bowls Club in Belfast. He played at four Commonwealth Games. He won a silver medal in the fours at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, and twenty years later a gold medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, partnering William Rosbotham. He also competed in 1958 and 1962, won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 1933 and 1938, and took two national pairs titles in 1926 and 1930. By trade he was a director of a linen manufacturer.
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Percy Thomson Watson (1894 – ?), was a Northern Ireland international lawn bowler.
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Percy Thomson Watson (1894, ?), was a Northern Ireland international lawn bowler.
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Twenty years later he won a gold medal in the pairs event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with William Rosbotham.
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Percy Thomson Watson (1894, ?), was a Northern Ireland international lawn bowler.
Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career, 1954 Games
Twenty years later he won a gold medal in the pairs event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, with William Rosbotham.
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