Ernest Bacon

Ernest Aubrey Bacon MBE (5 June 1893 – 18 April 1966) was a British wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ernest Bacon
Born(1893-06-05)5 June 1893
Camberwell, London, England
Died18 April 1966(1966-04-18) (aged 72)
West Sussex, England

Bacon was a Civil Servant.[2] He was Head of Section in the Ministry of Works and was awarded an MBE in the 1947 Birthday Honours.

His older brothers Stanley and Edgar were also Olympic wrestlers.

References
  1. "Ernest Bacon Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. "Ernest Bacon:Biographical information". olympedia.com. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.


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