Edward Allman-Smith
Edward Allman-Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 November 1886 |
| Died | 17 November 1969 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army → Royal Army Medical Corps |
Rank | Brigadier |
Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
During the Second World War, between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services for Mandatory Palestine and Trans-Jordan.[7] He retired from the army in 1949.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ 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
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- 1886 births
- 1969 deaths
- Members of the Ireland field hockey team at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Irish men's field hockey players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army brigadiers of World War II
- Royal Army Medical Corps officers
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Irish officers in the British Army
- Ireland men's international field hockey players
- Dublin University Hockey Club players