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. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (12 September 2009). The Evolution of Polo. ISBN 9780786454150.
  2. ^ "2009 Westchester Cup International High Goal Polo". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ "US Open Champions". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. ^ London Gazette 3 September 1926
  5. ^ London Gazette 12 July 1929