Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin

Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin (30 April 1905 – 21 April 1953) was an English international polo player. At the height of his career, he held a nine goal handicap.[1]

Biography

Tyrrel-Martin played for England in the 1936 and 1939 International Polo Cup.[2] He also won the 1939 US Open Polo Championship with Bostwick Field team.[3]

Born in Yorkshire, he attended Rugby and Cambridge before becoming a Lieutenant in the 16/5th Lancers in 1926,[4] resigning his commission in 1929.[5]

In 1924 he changed his name from Horace Eric Martin to Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin.

He was invited to represent England at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, but wasn't able to accept.

He was commissioned into the RAF in October 1941, leaving as a Squadron-Leader in 1946.

He died in 1953 as a result of injuries sustained while playing polo.

References

  1. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9i-bgOjaVysC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=desmond+miller+polo&source=bl&ots=rMkEfd21Br&sig=bZ1pphSuFp4kuZL8f25Ivuo9KdA&hl=en&ei=9dLGTIf7AYqRjAfQjZVX&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=roehampton&f=false
  2. ↑ http://www.westchestercup.org/archives.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.sportpolo.com/History/Champions.htm
  4. ↑ London Gazette 3 September 1926
  5. ↑ London Gazette 12 July 1929
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