Walter Riggs

The source records Leiston as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: Olympic sailor (1877–1951)

From Wikidata Q12010368

Birthplace

Leiston

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• Ashley Dace, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Geographer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Roger Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Simon Mortimer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• steven ruffles, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Des Blenkinsopp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Keith Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Richard Law, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Richard Slessor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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