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Brigadier-General '''John Hardress Lloyd''' (14 August 1874 &ndash; 28 February 1952) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] [[soldier]] and [[polo|polo player]]. He was awarded a [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] and made a Chevalier of the [[Légion d’Honneur]] for his service in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]]. As a polo player he won a silver medal with the Ireland team at the [[Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympics]].
Brigadier-General '''John Hardress Lloyd''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DSO}} (14 August 1874 &ndash; 28 February 1952) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] [[soldier]] and [[polo|polo player]]. He was awarded a DSO and made a Chevalier of the [[Légion d’Honneur]] for his service in the [[British Army]] during the [[First World War]]. As a polo player he won a silver medal with the Ireland team at the [[Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17972 |title=John Hardress-Lloyd |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Hardress Lloyd was born into an [[Anglo-Irish]] family with connections to [[County Offaly]].<ref>[http://www.offalyhistory.com/articles/105/1/Families-of-King039s-County/Page1.html www.offalyhistory.com]</ref> He was the son of John Lloyd, a lawyer, and Susanna Frances Julia Colclough. He was the second of their seven children and their oldest son.<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/janmobley/ps09/ps09_258.html Family history]</ref> On 5 August 1903 he married Adeline Wilson. They did not have any children.<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/janmobley/ps09/ps09_259.html Family history]</ref> Hardress-Lloyd is the great uncle of [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]], the TV producer behind the ''[[Blackadder]]'' series.<ref name="Centre for First World War Studies">[http://www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk/donkey/hardresslloyd.htm Centre for First World War Studies]</ref>
Hardress Lloyd was born into an [[Anglo-Irish]] family with connections to [[County Offaly]].<ref>[http://www.offalyhistory.com/articles/105/1/Families-of-King039s-County/Page1.html www.offalyhistory.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716105708/http://www.offalyhistory.com/articles/105/1/Families-of-King039s-County/Page1.html |date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> He was the son of John Lloyd, a lawyer, and Susanna Frances Julia Colclough. He was the second of their seven children and their oldest son.<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/janmobley/ps09/ps09_258.html Family history]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 5 August 1903 he married Adeline Wilson. They did not have any children.<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/janmobley/ps09/ps09_259.html Family history]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hardress-Lloyd is the great uncle of [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]], the TV producer behind the ''[[Blackadder]]'' series.<ref name="Centre for First World War Studies">[http://www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk/donkey/hardresslloyd.htm Centre for First World War Studies]</ref>


==Polo player==
==Polo player==
As a [[polo|polo player]], Hardress Lloyd, together with [[John Paul McCann]], [[Percy O'Reilly]] and [[Auston Rotheram]], was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal at the [[Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympics]]. The Ireland team was part of the [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain Olympic team]]. In 1911 he also captained the England team that played in the [[United States]] <ref name="Centre for First World War Studies"/><ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LLOYDJOH01 www.databaseolympics.com]</ref><ref>[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/cirla.html Olympians from Ireland]</ref>
As a [[polo|polo player]], Hardress Lloyd, together with [[John Paul McCann]], [[Percy O'Reilly]] and [[Auston Rotheram]], was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal at the [[Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympics]]. The Ireland team was part of the [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain Olympic team]]. In 1911 he also captained the England team that played in the [[United States]]<ref name="Centre for First World War Studies"/><ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LLOYDJOH01 www.databaseolympics.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031652/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LLOYDJOH01 |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/cirla.html Olympians from Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627125319/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/cirla.html |date=27 June 2007 }}</ref>


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==British Army soldier==
==British Army soldier==
Hardress Lloyd was commissioned in the [[4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards]] on 10 October 1894. He served in the [[Tirah Campaign]] on the [[North West Frontier]] in 1897-98 and then in the [[Second Boer War]]. Between March 1901 and September 1902 he served as [[aide-de-camp]] to Lieutenant-General Sir E. L. Elliot.
Hardress Lloyd was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards]] on 10 October 1894. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 1 July 1896, and served in the [[Tirah Campaign]] on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] in 1897–98. Joining the [[21st Lancers]] in South Africa for the [[Second Boer War]], he served as [[aide-de-camp]] to Lieutenant-General Sir [[Edward Locke Elliot]] between 26 March 1901 and September 1902.<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1902</ref> He resigned his commission in the 21st Lancers on 8 October 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27480|page=6343|date=7 October 1902}}</ref>


On the outbreak of the [[First World War]] he served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] before joining Major-General [[Beauvoir De Lisle]]’s [[1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)|1st Cavalry Division]] staff. He followed De Lisle to [[Battle of Gallipoli|Gallipoli]] when the latter took command of the [[29th Division (United Kingdom)|29th Division]]. Hardress Lloyd was appointed second in command of the 1st Battalion [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] in May 1916, becoming its commanding officer a month later. Whilst commanding this battalion he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] in January 1917. In February 1917 he was appointed commander of D Battalion, one of the founding units of the [[Royal Tank Regiment#World War I|Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps]]. The battalion’s first actions were at the [[Battle of Arras (1917)]] and included the disastrous [[Battle of Arras (1917)#First Battle of Bullecourt (10–11 April 1917)|Bullecourt]] operation in April 1917. The 3rd Tank Brigade was formed under his command on 27 April 1917 and Hardress Lloyd remained in charge of this brigade until the war ended. He was promoted to [[Brigadier-General]] on 16 April 1918 and a Bar was added to his DSO in July. He was also [[mentioned in despatches]] six times and appointed a Chevalier of the [[Légion d’Honneur]].
On the outbreak of the [[First World War]] he served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] before joining Major-General [[Beauvoir De Lisle]]'s [[1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)|1st Cavalry Division]] staff. He followed De Lisle to [[Battle of Gallipoli|Gallipoli]] when the latter took command of the [[29th Division (United Kingdom)|29th Division]]. Hardress Lloyd was appointed second in command of the 1st Battalion [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] in May 1916, becoming its commanding officer a month later. Whilst commanding this battalion he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] in January 1917. In February 1917 he was appointed commander of D Battalion, one of the founding units of the [[Royal Tank Regiment#World War I|Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps]].
The battalion's first actions were at the [[Battle of Arras (1917)]] and included the disastrous [[Battle of Arras (1917)#First Battle of Bullecourt (10–11 April 1917)|Bullecourt]] operation in April 1917. The 3rd Tank Brigade was formed under his command on 27 April 1917 and Hardress-Lloyd remained in charge of this brigade until the war ended. He was promoted to [[Brigadier-General]] on 16 April 1918 and a Bar was added to his DSO in July. He was also [[mentioned in despatches]] six times and appointed a Chevalier of the [[Légion d’Honneur]].
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John Hardress Lloyd
Hardress-Lloyd in 1911 in the United States
Born(1874-08-14)14 August 1874
Died28 February 1952(1952-02-28) (aged 77)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
→ 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
→ 21st Lancers
→ Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
→ Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps
RankBrigadier-General
Commands held3rd Tank Brigade
Battles/warsTirah Campaign
Second Boer War
First World War
→ Western Front
→ Gallipoli
→ Battle of Arras
AwardsDSO (January 1917)
  • Bar (July 1918)
RelationsJohn Lloyd (writer) (great nephew)

Brigadier-General John Hardress Lloyd DSO (14 August 1874 – 28 February 1952) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and polo player. He was awarded a DSO and made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur for his service in the British Army during the First World War. As a polo player he won a silver medal with the Ireland team at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography[edit]

Hardress Lloyd was born into an Anglo-Irish family with connections to County Offaly.[2] He was the son of John Lloyd, a lawyer, and Susanna Frances Julia Colclough. He was the second of their seven children and their oldest son.[3] On 5 August 1903 he married Adeline Wilson. They did not have any children.[4] Hardress-Lloyd is the great uncle of John Lloyd, the TV producer behind the Blackadder series.[5]

Polo player[edit]

As a polo player, Hardress Lloyd, together with John Paul McCann, Percy O'Reilly and Auston Rotheram, was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team. In 1911 he also captained the England team that played in the United States[5][6][7]

Olympic medal record
Men's Polo
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Team competition

British Army soldier[edit]

Hardress Lloyd was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards on 10 October 1894. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 July 1896, and served in the Tirah Campaign on the North West Frontier in 1897–98. Joining the 21st Lancers in South Africa for the Second Boer War, he served as aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Locke Elliot between 26 March 1901 and September 1902.[8] He resigned his commission in the 21st Lancers on 8 October 1902.[9]

On the outbreak of the First World War he served on the Western Front before joining Major-General Beauvoir De Lisle's 1st Cavalry Division staff. He followed De Lisle to Gallipoli when the latter took command of the 29th Division. Hardress Lloyd was appointed second in command of the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in May 1916, becoming its commanding officer a month later. Whilst commanding this battalion he was awarded the DSO in January 1917. In February 1917 he was appointed commander of D Battalion, one of the founding units of the Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps.

The battalion's first actions were at the Battle of Arras (1917) and included the disastrous Bullecourt operation in April 1917. The 3rd Tank Brigade was formed under his command on 27 April 1917 and Hardress-Lloyd remained in charge of this brigade until the war ended. He was promoted to Brigadier-General on 16 April 1918 and a Bar was added to his DSO in July. He was also mentioned in despatches six times and appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "John Hardress-Lloyd". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ www.offalyhistory.com Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Family history[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Family history[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c Centre for First World War Studies
  6. ^ www.databaseolympics.com Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Olympians from Ireland Archived 27 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1902
  9. ^ "No. 27480". The London Gazette. 7 October 1902. p. 6343.

External links[edit]

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