bermonsey boxers
my great uncle was curly walker bantamweight champion of great britain he fought from about 1909 to 1923 thats all i know.he was my nans brother but i don't even know his real name. surely he was'nt christend curly? can anybody help .couple of pics to jog your memory. cheers jim
i just noticed i spelt bermondsey wrong . old age creeping up on me!
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chris
Hello Jimmy,
Curly Walker ( sometimes spelt Curley ) was my grandfather Alfred's brother,so we are related.
You are quite right in thinking that Curly couldn't have been his real name,believe it or not,he was actually christened Cornelius,
Regards,
Dave.
thanks for that dave. im doing my family tree so any other info would be great. you can send it by private message if you like. cheers jim
Hi Jim this is my great grandfather curly walker sometimes spelt curley his name was Frank(Francis) Millward i think we are related please email asap i have been looking for relitives for the past 7 yrs he lived and fought in uk till after a few years after he remarried after his first wife died.
Regards
Nady
hi dave i think i have some info on Curly think we could be related could you please email me
rnholley@bigpond.net.au
regards
nady