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Violet Baddeley

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Violet Baddeley
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born22 February 1902[1]
Kensington, London
DiedJanuary 1989 (aged 86)
Hampshire

Violet Maude Baddeley married name Violet Engelbach (1902-1989) was an English international badminton player.

Badminton career

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Baddeley twice reached the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. In 1922 she reached the final partnering A. M. Head and in 1927 she reached the final with D. Myers.[2][3]

Family

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She was the daughter of the famous tennis player Herbert Baddeley. In 1930 she married fellow badminton player Archibald Engelbach.[4]

She remarried and died in 1989 as Violet Maude Thompson.

References

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  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Badminton". Pall Mall Gazette. 11 March 1922. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  3. ^ "Badminton, Progress of All England Championships". Western Morning News. 5 March 1927. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  4. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 April 2021.