Person    | Male  Born 17/7/1920  Died 25/3/2002

Kenneth Wolstenholme

Categories: Sport / Games, TV & Radio

BBC football commentator: "some people are on the pitch...they think it's all over....it is now!". Born Lancashire. Bomber pilot in WW2, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar for 100 successful missions. Died Torquay.

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Kenneth Wolstenholme

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BBC Television Centre - Kenneth Wolstenholme

Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC and Bar, 1920 - 2002. BBC and the Heritage Foundation

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