Cyril Gladstone Eames
(1890-1974), Tennis playerSitter in 1 portrait
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1925
NPG x123349
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Mark Bery
01 October 2018, 08:25
Cyril is covered in John Brown's book Streatham Now and then vol 4 page 30
Cyril lived in the new flats at "Beclands" Tooting Bec Gardens was a British Davis Cup player and played at Telford Tennis Club
He coached the Duke of York and the book contains a letter from the Queen Mother agreeing to this fact being known.