Reggie Pridmore

Reginald ("Reggie") George Pridmore (April 29, 1886 in Edgbaston, Birmingham — March 13, 1918) was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Pridmore was also a cricketer, and played first-class cricket as a right-hand batsman for Warwickshire.

Pridmore was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a major with the Royal Field Artillery near the Piave River in Italy. He was buried at the Giavera British Cemetery nearby., Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 19 August 2008

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