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==Military career== |
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[[Royal Army Medical Corps]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=5411475&queryType=1&resultcount=1 |title=Medal card of Smith, Edward Percy Allman Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps ... |publisher=The National Archives |accessdate=2015-02-18}}</ref> Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services for [[Mandatory Palestine]] and [[Emirate of Transjordan|Trans-Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Allman_Smith/Edward_Percival/Great_Britain.html|title=Search for generals|work=Generals.dk|accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> |
[[Royal Army Medical Corps]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=5411475&queryType=1&resultcount=1 |title=Medal card of Smith, Edward Percy Allman Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps ... |publisher=The National Archives |accessdate=2015-02-18}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in August 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30252|page=8856|date=24 August 1917|supp=y}}</ref> |
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Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services for [[Mandatory Palestine]] and [[Emirate of Transjordan|Trans-Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Allman_Smith/Edward_Percival/Great_Britain.html|title=Search for generals|work=Generals.dk|accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> |
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[[Category:1886 births]] |
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[[Category:1969 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Ireland hockey team at the 1908 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Irish male field hockey players]] |
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[[Category:British Army personnel of World War I]] |
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[[Category:Ireland international men's field hockey players]] |
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[[Category:Dublin University Hockey Club players]] |
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[[Category:British Army brigadiers]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:20, 27 December 2023
Edward Allman-Smith | |
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| Born | 3 November 1886 |
| Died | 17 November 1969 (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)
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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]
Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services for Mandatory Palestine and Trans-Jordan.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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- 1886 births
- 1969 deaths
- Members of the Ireland field hockey team at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Irish male 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 international men's field hockey players
- Dublin University Hockey Club players