Paul Armytage | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 March 1881 Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Died |
1971 (aged 89–90) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England |
Paul Dayrell Green-Armytage (28 March 1881 – 1971) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the Royal Marines and the British Indian Army.
The second son of Alfred Green-Armytage,[1] he was born in March 1881 at Clifton. Green-Armytage was educated at Clifton College.[2] Following the completion of his education, he joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1899,[3] with promotion to lieutenant following in July 1900.[4] In October 1905, he was appointed to the 117th Mahrattas of the British Indian Army,[5] with promotion to captain following in March 1910;[6] this promotion was later antedated to December 1909.[7] Whilst in British India, Green-Armytage made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees in the 1911–12 Bombay Presidency Match, and the Hindus in the 1913–14 Bombay Presidency Match.[8] He scored 32 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 19.[9] Green-Armytage served in the First World War, gaining the temporary rank of major in its second year.[10] He gained the full rank in April 1917.[11] Following the war, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in May 1922,[12] before retiring from active service in April 1928.[13] Green-Armytage died at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1971. He was married to Gwendoline May Parks-Smith, the couple having married in July 1914.[1] His younger brother was the gynaecologist Vivian Green-Armytage.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wedding". Horfield and Bishopston Record and Montepelier & District Free Press. Bristol. 18 July 1914. p. 3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002144/19140718/065/0003.
- ↑ Borwick, Frank (1912) (in en). Clifton College Annals and Register. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 333. https://archive.org/details/b28994553/page/333.
- ↑ "No. 27115". 8 September 1899. p. 5583. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27115/page/5583
- ↑ "No. 27219". 10 August 1900. p. 4945. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27219/page/4945
- ↑ "No. 27914". 18 May 1906. p. 3472. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27914/page/3472
- ↑ "No. 28392". 5 July 1910. p. 4781. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28392/page/4781
- ↑ "No. 28500". 2 June 1911. p. 4186. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28500/page/4186
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Paul Green-Armytage". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13564/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paul Green-Armytage". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13564/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "No. 29828". 17 November 1916. p. 11168. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29828/page/11168
- ↑ "No. 30011". 6 April 1917. p. 3338. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30011/page/3338
- ↑ "No. 32796". 16 February 1923. p. 1158. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32796/page/1158
- ↑ "No. 33385". 18 May 1928. p. 3507. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33385/page/3507
External links[]
- Player profile: P from ESPNcricinfo
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