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Harold Greenwood (ice hockey)

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Harold Greenwood
Born
Harold Gustave Francis Greenwood

(1894-11-15)15 November 1894
Died8 July 1978(1978-07-08) (aged 83)
RelativesHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (grandfather)
Ice hockey career
Played for British Olympic team (1928)
National team  United Kingdom
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Engineers
RankChief Engineer
UnitWestern Command
Battles / warsWorld War I, World War II
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Harold Gustave Francis Greenwood CBE (15 November 1894, Peterborough[1] – 8 July 1978, Buckingham) was a Canadian-British military engineer and an ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.[2]

Biography

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Greenwood was the grandson of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière[3] and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1914. He moved to Europe during World War I, and in World War II served as a brigadier-general[2] in the Corps of Royal Engineers[3][2][4] in India, Sri Lanka, and southeast Asia. In 1945, he became Chief Engineer of the Western Command and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He retired in 1947.[2]

In 1928 he finished fourth[citation needed] with the British team in the Olympic tournament.[2][5]

Personal life

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Greenwood married Gwyneth Lemon from Winnipeg on 12 April 1928 at the British Embassy Church in Paris.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
  2. ^ a b c d e "Harold Greenwood". Sports References. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Yesterday at the British Embassy..." The Victoria Daily Times. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 13 April 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Imperial Army". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 8 April 1916. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harold Gustave Francis Greenwood". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010.