Harry Gardner (cricketer)
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| Full name | Harry Gardner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1890 City of London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1939 (aged 48) East Grinstead, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Harry Gardner Croix de Guerre and the Order of the Nile. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team.
Life and military career
Gardner was born at the City of London and was educated at The King's School, Canterbury.[1] From there he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, graduating in July 1910 as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in July 1913.[3] Gardner made two appearances in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team in June 1914, against Cambridge University at Fenner's and the Royal Navy at Lord's.[4] He scored 42 runs in his two first-class matches, with a high score of 17.[5]
He served in the
Croix de Guerre by France.[8][9] He was granted the Order of the Nile (fourth class) in May 1922, for operations against the Nuer leader Garluark in the Upper Nile.[10] Having been seconded to the Royal Military College of Science, Gardner was restored to the Royal Artillery in April 1928.[11][12] He was promoted to the rank of major in December 1928.[13] He retired from active service in March 1931.[14] Gardner died at East Grinstead
in February 1939.
References
- ^ "Player profile: Harry Gardner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 28407". The London Gazette. 16 August 1910. p. 5948.
- ^ "No. 28739". The London Gazette. 22 July 1913. p. 5235.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harry Gardner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harry Gardner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 29238". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 July 1915. p. 7176.
- ^ "No. 31381". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1919. p. 7143.
- ^ "No. 31371". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 June 1919. p. 6928.
- ^ "No. 31393". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1919. p. 7398.
- ^ "No. 32695". The London Gazette. 9 May 1922. p. 3623.
- ^ "No. 33383". The London Gazette. 11 May 1928. p. 3336.
- ^ "No. 33380". The London Gazette. 1 May 1928. p. 3051.
- ^ "No. 33448". The London Gazette. 18 December 1928. p. 8328.
- ^ "No. 33697". The London Gazette. 10 March 1931. p. 1645.