John Hardress Lloyd
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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]
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John Hardress Lloyd | |
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Born | (1874-08-14)14 August 1874 |
Died | 28 February 1952(1952-02-28) (aged 77) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army → 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards → 21st Lancers → Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers → Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands held | 3rd Tank Brigade |
Battles/wars | Tirah Campaign Second Boer War First World War → Western Front → Gallipoli → Battle of Arras |
Awards | DSO (January 1917)
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Relations | John Lloyd (writer) (great nephew) |
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