Walter William Chamberlain[2] (March 1862 – 26 July 1923) was an English tennis player then later surgeon and general practitioner. He was active from 1881 to 1886 and won 6 career singles titles.[1]

Tennis career

Walter Chamberlain Walter Chamberlain son of, was born in Aston, Warwickshire, England in March 1862.[3] In 1881 he played his first event at Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] He won his first singles title at the Edgbaston Open Tournament in the same year.[1] In 1882 he moved to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB CM in 1887.[4]

His other career singles highlights include winning the West of Scotland Championships in 1883,[1] Edinburgh University LTC Open in 1884,[1] the Midland Counties Championships in 1884,[1] the Burton-on-Trent Open and the Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open also in 1884.[1] In addition he was a finalist at the Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament[5] in 1886.[1] He played his final tournament at the Scottish Championships in 1886 where he lost in the quarter finals to Archibald Thomson.[1] Walter Chamberlain died 26 July 1923 age 62 at Rawdon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4]

Work career

On leaving university in 1887 he was appointed house surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital.[4] The appointed senior surgeon at the Royal Halifax Infirmary.[4] his final appointment was as Chief Medical Officer Health of Rawdon District Council.[4]

Honours

Chamberlain was personally decorated by King Albert I of Belgium, King of the Belgians for services for Belgian and Allied troops under his care at Rawdon during World War I.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Players: Chamberlain, Walter William". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ Group, British Medical Journal Publishing (18 August 1923). "Dr. Walter William Chamberlain". Br Med J. 2 (3268): 307–307. {{cite journal}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Br Med J (1923)
  5. ^ Wilson Smith, George (2015). "Displaying Edinburgh in 1886: The International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art: PhD Thesis" (PDF). www.era.ed.ac.uk. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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