Freddie Frith
| Freddie Frith OBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frith demonstrating a 1930s Manx Norton at the Vintage Motor Cycle Club's Founder's Day rally, race meeting and parade gathering, 27 April 1969 at Mallory Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Frederick Lee Frith 30 May 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1988 (aged 79) Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Lee Frith OBE (30 May 1909 – 24 May 1988) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion. A former stonemason and later a motor cycle retailer in Grimsby, he was a stylish rider and five times winner of the Isle of Man TT. Frith was one of the few to win TT races before and after the Second World War. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1950 Birthday Honours.