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| Picture No | 10698349 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | Statue of the tennis player, Anthony Wilding |
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Physical Energy, a figure sculpted by Paul Troubetzkoy and based on the New Zealand tennis player, Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding. Wilding was Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian, N. E. Brookes in three straight sets. 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 Braden in a book, Captain Anthony Wilding by A. Wallis Myers, 1916 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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