‘This in-off shot needs force’

In researching the history of the game BOMBARDO I discovered that it  was invented by Arthur Frank Peall [1879-1953] . This post provides a timeline of Arthur’s life. He was born in a pub the son of the World Billiards Champion, W. J. Peall.


1871 census, Clarendon Arms, Camberwell:


19 December 1879, Birth of Arthur Frank Peall:


1891 census, White Horse Inn, Brixton Hill:


7 November 1891, THE SKETCH:


18 May 1897, Sporting Life:


30 June 1900, Kimberley, South Africa:




30 November 1900, Illustrated and Sporting Dramatic News:


March 1903, Marriage of Arthur Frank Peall to Ada Caroline Horgan:


9 November 1912, Illustrated Sporting News:

1921 census, Wandsworth, London:


23 May 1931, Illustrated Sporting News:


4 August 1935, Sunday Express:


20 July 1939:


June 1952, Streatham News, Death of William John Peall:


25 January 1953, Sunday Express [this was to be Arthur’s last newspaper article]:


30 January 1953, Littlehampton Gazette, Death of Arthur Frank Peall:


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