Cecil Patteson Nickalls
| Cecil Patteson Nickalls | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1877 Kent, England |
| Died |
April 7, 1925 (aged 47) Rugby, England |
Cause of death | Suicide |
| Known for | International Polo Cup |
| Spouse(s) | Olivia Mary Miller (m. 1904–25) ended with his death |
| Children |
Cecily Maud Nickalls Mary Olivia Nickalls |
| Parent(s) | Sir Patteson Nickalls |
| Relatives |
Patteson Womersley Nickalls, brother Morres Nickalls, brother |
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 took his own life with a gun on April 7, 1925.[1]
Early life
He was born on 14 October 1877 in Kent, England to Sir Patteson Nickalls. His siblings were, Patteson Womersley Nickalls, and Morres Nickalls.[2][3]
Career
In the 1890s he played cricket. He scored 109 at Lord's Cricket Ground against Marlborough in 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][4] 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]
Personal life
He married Olivia Mary Miller in 1904 in Rugby, England and had two children, Cecily Maud Nickalls (died 14 May 1999) and Mary Olivia Nickalls.[3]
Death
He took his own life with a gun on 7 April 1925 in Rugby, England.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 David Frith (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicide. p. 55.
Cecil Patteson Nickalls, who won the DSO while serving in the Royal Field Artillery in the Great War ... representing England at polo against the United States in 1902 ...
- ↑ 1881 British Census RG11 0857/105 p22
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Colonel Cecil Patteson Nickall". The Peerage. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ↑ "English Polo Team Wins. Americans Beaten at Hurlingham by Six Goals to One. Second Contest For The Cup. Honors Are Now Even, and the Deciding Match Will Be Played on Saturday". New York Times. June 10, 1902. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
The second game of polo for the international cup was played to-day at the Hurlingham Club, and the English team won by six goals to one. The Americans have the satisfaction of knowing that the game was one of the most brilliant ever played at Hurlingham.