Paul Green-Armytage
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| Full name | Paul Dayrell Green-Armytage | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1881 Clifton, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1971 (aged 89–90) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1911/12–1913/14 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Paul Dayrell Green-Armytage (28 March 1881 – 1971) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the Royal Marines and the British Indian Army.
The second son of Alfred Green-Armytage,[1] he was born in March 1881 at Clifton. Green-Armytage was educated at Clifton College.[2] Following the completion of his education, he joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1899,[3] with promotion to lieutenant following in July 1900.[4] In October 1905, he was appointed to the 117th Mahrattas of the British Indian Army,[5] with promotion to captain following in March 1910;[6] this promotion was later antedated to December 1909.[7] Whilst in British India, Green-Armytage made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees in the 1911–12 Bombay Presidency Match, and the Hindus in the 1913–14 Bombay Presidency Match.[8] He scored 32 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 19.[9]
Green-Armytage served in the First World War, gaining the temporary rank of major in its second year.[10] He gained the full rank in April 1917.[11] Following the war, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in May 1922,[12] before retiring from active service in April 1928.[13] Green-Armytage died at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1971. He was married to Gwendoline May Parks-Smith, the couple having married in July 1914.[1] His younger brother was the gynaecologist Vivian Green-Armytage.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wedding". Horfield and Bishopston Record and Montepelier & District Free Press. Bristol. 18 July 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Borwick, Frank (1912). Clifton College Annals and Register. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 333.
- ^ "No. 27115". The London Gazette. 8 September 1899. p. 5583.
- ^ "No. 27219". The London Gazette. 10 August 1900. p. 4945.
- ^ "No. 27914". The London Gazette. 18 May 1906. p. 3472.
- ^ "No. 28392". The London Gazette. 5 July 1910. p. 4781.
- ^ "No. 28500". The London Gazette. 2 June 1911. p. 4186.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Paul Green-Armytage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paul Green-Armytage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 29828". The London Gazette. 17 November 1916. p. 11168.
- ^ "No. 30011". The London Gazette. 6 April 1917. p. 3338.
- ^ "No. 32796". The London Gazette. 16 February 1923. p. 1158.
- ^ "No. 33385". The London Gazette. 18 May 1928. p. 3507.