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| Picture No | 10698394 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | Anthony Wilding and Arthur Balfour at Nice, 1914 |
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Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured in Nice in 1914 about to partner Mr Arthur Balfour, British conservative M.P., Prime Minister and tennis enthusiast. Wilding helped Balfour improve his game. Wilding died near Neuve Chapelle, France on 9 May 1915 while fighting in the Battle of Aubers Ridge.
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| Source | Photograph by Navello in a book, Captain Anthony Wilding by A. Wallis Myers, 1916 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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