Harold Ernest Brassey
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Ernest Brassey (29 March 1877 - 16 July 1916) was a polo champion who was killed in World War I.[1][2][3]
Biography
He won the Inter-regimental cup in polo in 1910 and 1912.[1] He was killed in World War I.[4]
Teammates
- 1910 Royal Horse Guards: Capt. Adrian Carton de Wiart, Capt. Charles B. Hornby, Capt. Harold Ernest Brassey, John F. Harrison.
- 1912 Royal Horse Guards: Capt. Geoffrey V.S. Bowlby, Capt. Lord Alastair Innes-Ker, Capt. Harold Ernest Brassey, Capt. John F. Harrison.
References
- ^ a b "Poloists, Oarsmen, and Football Players Among Britain's Sacrifices". New York Times. August 15, 1916. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
The latest casualty list contains the names of several more prominent British sportsmen who have fallen in action in the fighting on the western front. A well-known polo player and a keen man to hounds, Lieut. Col. Harold Brassey, has been killed.
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- ^ Horace A. Laffaye. Polo in Britain: A History.
- ^ Horace A. Laffaye (2009). The Evolution of Polo. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-3814-2.
It is very true that the First World War robbed the British of some of their top and most promising players: Geoffrey Bowlby, Harold Brassey, Leslie Cheape, Noel Edwards, Francis and Rivy Grenfell, Lord Hugh Grosvenor, Brian Osborne, Bertie Wilson ...
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