Harold Brassey

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Lieutenant Colonel Harold Brassey (circa 1880-1890 - August 14, 1916) was a polo champion who was killed in World War I.[1]

Biography

He won the Inter-regimental cup in polo in 1910 and 1912.[1] He was killed in World War I.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Poloists, Oarsmen, and Football Players Among Britain's Sacrifices". New York Times. August 15, 1916. Retrieved 2011-04-08. "The latest casualty list contains the names of several more prominent British sportsmen who have fallen in action in the fighting on the western front. A well-known polo player and a keen man to hounds, Lieut. Col. Harold Brassey, has been killed." 
  2. ↑ Horace A. Laffaye (2009). The Evolution of Polo. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-3814-2. "It is very true that the First World War robbed the British of some of their top and most promising players: Geoffrey Bowlby, Harold Brassey, Leslie Cheape, Noel Edwards, Francis and Rivy Grenfell, Lord Hugh Grosvenor, Brian Osborne, Bertie Wilson ..." 
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