Edward Allman-Smith
Encyclopedia
Brigadier Edward Percival Allman-Smith (November 3, 1886 – November 17, 1969) was an Irish
soldier
and field hockey
player.
. 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 October 29 and in the 8-1 defeat against England
in the final on October 31. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.
Royal Army Medical Corps
. Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services British Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
and field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player.
Hockey player
Allman-Smith played hockey for Dublin University Hockey Club and IrelandIreland national field hockey team
Ireland national field hockey team represents Ireland at men's international field hockey. It is organised by the Irish Hockey Association. Usually the team represents the entire island of Ireland and plays under a special flag. The exception is Olympic hockey, where the team represents only the...
. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics
Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four home nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
. Allman-Smith played in both the 3-1 win against Wales on October 29 and in the 8-1 defeat against England
England national field hockey team
The England national field hockey team represents England in international field hockey. The team finished in fifth-place in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
in the final on October 31. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.
Military career
During the First World War Allman-Smith served as an officer in theRoyal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
. Between 1941 and 1942 he served as Deputy Director of Medical Services British Palestine and Trans-Jordan.