Cecil Patteson Nickalls
Cecil Patteson Nickalls | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 14 October 1877 |
| Died | 7 April 1925 (aged 47) |
| Known for | International Polo Cup |
| Spouse |
Olivia Mary Miller
(m. 1904–1925) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Sir Patteson Nickalls |
| Relatives | Patteson Womersley Nickalls, brother Morres Nickalls, brother |
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Cecil Patteson Nickalls, D.S.O. (14 October 1877 – 7 April 1925) was a Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery. He was a champion polo player, and a champion rugby player, who killed himself with a gun on 7 April 1925.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]He was born on 14 October 1877 in Kent, England to Sir Patteson Nickalls. His siblings were, Patteson Womersley Nickalls and Morres Nickalls.[2] He was educated at Rugby School.
Career
[edit | edit source]In the 1890s he played cricket. He scored 109 at Lord's Cricket Ground against Marlborough for Rugby in 1894.[1]
He was on the British team that won the International Polo Cup at the Hurlingham Club in 1902 with his brother Patteson Womersley Nickalls, Frederick Maitland Freake, Walter Selby Buckmaster, George Arthur Miller and Charles Darley Miller.[1][3] He played on the English team against Ireland in 1905 and 1911.[1]
He served as a captain in the Royal Field Artillery in World War I.[1] He was awarded the DSO and wounded.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He married Olivia Mary Miller in 1904 in Rugby, England.
Death
[edit | edit source]Nickalls committed suicide with a gun on 7 April 1925 in Rugby, England.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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- 1877 births
- 1925 deaths
- 1925 suicides
- Rugby union players from Kent
- English polo players
- English rugby union players
- Suicides by firearm in England
- International Polo Cup
- Royal Field Artillery officers
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- British military personnel who died by suicide
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Kent
- Nickalls family
- People educated at Rugby School
- English rugby union biography stubs
- British equestrian biography stubs
- Polo stubs