Edward Allman-Smith
Edward Allman-Smith | |
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Born | (1886-11-03)3 November 1886 |
Died | 17 November 1969(1969-11-17) (aged 83) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army → Royal Army Medical Corps |
Rank | Brigadier |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's field hockey | ||
Representing Great Britain ( Ireland) | ||
1908 London | Team |
Brigadier Edward Percival Allman-Smith MC (3 November 1886 – 17 November 1969) was an Irish soldier and field hockey player.[1]
Hockey player
Allman-Smith played hockey for Dublin University Hockey Club and Ireland. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics. Allman-Smith played in both the 3–1 win against Wales on 29 October and in the 8–1 defeat against England in the final on 31 October.[2][3][4] The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.
Military career
During the First World War Allman-Smith served as an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.[5] He was awarded the Military Cross in August 1917.[6]
Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services for Mandatory Palestine and Trans-Jordan.[7]
References
- ^ "Edward Allman-Smith". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "The Fourth Olympiad : London 1908" (PDF). La84foundation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Eric Allman-Smith Olympic medals and stats". Databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 27 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Medal card of Smith, Edward Percy Allman Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps ..." The National Archives. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "No. 30252". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1917. p. 8856.
- ^ "Search for generals". Generals.dk. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
External links
- Edward Allman-Smith at Olympedia
- Generals of World War II
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- 1 Allman-Smith
- 2 Brown
- 3 Campbell
- 4 Graham
- 5 Gregg
- 6 Holmes
- 7 Kennedy
- 8 Murphy
- 9 J. Peterson
- 10 W. Peterson
- 11 Power
- 12 Robinson