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:
