Edward Allman-Smith Explained

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.

Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services for Mandatory Palestine and Trans-Jordan.^[6]

External links

• • Generals of World War II

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edward Allman-Smith . Olympedia . 29 March 2021.
2. Web site: The Fourth Olympiad : London 1908 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222443/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf . dead . 27 September 2007. La84foundation.org . 18 February 2015 .
3. Web site: Eric Allman-Smith Olympic medals and stats . Databaseolympics.com . 18 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164640/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALLMAERI01 . 14 July 2014 .
4. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/cirla.html
5. Web site: Medal card of Smith, Edward Percy Allman Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps ... . The National Archives . 2015-02-18.
6. Web site: Search for generals. Generals.dk. 18 February 2015.