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16 March 1877 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
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9 September 1930 (aged 53) Carlisle, Cumberland, England |
Arthur Samuel Arthur OBE (16 March 1877 — 9 September 1930) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son Samuel Arthur,[1] he was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in March 1877. After completing his studies in medicine, Arthur was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1894.[2] Arthur was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) as a lieutenant in February 1904.[3] He served in the First World War with the RAMC, holding the rank of captain at the start of the war. He was promoted to major in May 1915,[4] before being temporarily appointed a lieutenant colonel whilst in command of field ambulances.[5] Shortly after the conclusion of the war, Arthur served in British India, where he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras in the 1918–19 and 1919–20 Madras Presidency Matches.[6] He scored 26 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 21.[7] He was made an OBE in September 1921.[8] He retired from active service in July 1922, at which point he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[9] Arthur died at Blackhall Woods near Carlisle in September 1930; it was noted by his obituary that he had previously acted as medical officer at the Border Regiment depot at Carlisle.[10]
References[]
- ↑ "Interesting Ealing wedding". Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer. 10 November 1906. p. 2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002562/19061110/031/0002.
- ↑ List of the Fellows, Members, Extra-Licentiates and Licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians of London. London: Anatiposi Verlag. 2023. p. 61. ISBN 9783382304645. https://books.google.com/books?id=gImtEAAAQBAJ.
- ↑ "No. 27645". 12 February 1904. p. 942. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27645/page/942
- ↑ "No. 29237". 20 July 1915. p. 7159. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29237/supplement/7159
- ↑ "No. 29451". 25 January 1916. p. 1087. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29451/supplement/1087
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Arthur". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12638/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Arthur". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12638/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "No. 13742". 13 September 1921. p. 1256. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13742/page/1256
- ↑ "No. 32733". 28 July 1922. p. 5610. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32733/page/5610
- ↑ "Death of Border Regiment's Medical Officer". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 10 September 1930. p. 2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19300910/072/0002.
External links[]
- Player profile: A from ESPNcricinfo
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