James Mardall
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| Full name | James Henry Thrale Mardall | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1899 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 July 1988 (aged 88) Colchester, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1931–1932 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||
James Henry Thrale Mardall (7 November 1899 – 10 July 1988) was an
Second World War. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team
.
Life and military career
Mardall was born at Harpenden and was educated at Aldenham School, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He graduated from Sandhurst in December 1918, entering into the Royal Fusiliers as a second lieutenant.[1] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in December 1920.[2] He was later promoted to the rank of captain in April 1929.[3]
He made his only appearance in
Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire, with Mardall making a total of four minor counties appearances in 1931–32.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of
Second World War, gaining the temporary ranks of lieutenant colonel in 1940, with promotion to the rank of colonel following in 1942. He assisted Brigadier T. N. F. Wilson at the newly founded infantry school at Barnard Castle School in July 1942.[8] In November 1944, he gained the full rank of lieutenant colonel.[9] He retired from active service in August 1948, upon which he was granted the honorary rank of colonel.[10] He exceeded the age for recall in August 1956 and was removed from the reserve of officers.[11] Mardall died at Colchester
in July 1988.
References
- ^ "No. 31140". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1919. p. 1185.
- ^ "No. 32337". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 May 1921. p. 4256.
- ^ "No. 33483". The London Gazette. 5 April 1929. p. 2281.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Mardall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Army, 1931". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Mardall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 34538". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 1938. p. 5021.
- ISBN 978-1135266424.
- ^ "No. 36934". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 February 1945. p. 858.
- ^ "No. 38372". The London Gazette. 3 August 1948. p. 4380.
- ^ "No. 40842". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1956. p. 4408.