Reggie Pridmore

Reginald ("Reggie") George Pridmore (born April 29, 1886 in Edgbaston, Birmingham — died March 13, 1918, near Piave River, north of Venice, Italy) is a former 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. [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=639566 Pridmore, Reginald George] , "Commonwealth War Graves Commission", Retrieved 19 August 2008 ]

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