Cecil Patteson Nickalls
| Cecil Patteson Nickalls | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 October 1877 Kent, England |
| Died |
7 April 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 7 April 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
Nickalls committed suicide with a gun on 7 April 1925 in Rugby, England.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 David Frith (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicide. p. 55.
- ↑ 1881 British Census RG11 0857/105 p22
- 1 2 "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.