About Robert Adlard
Lived 1915 – 2008 (aged 92). Robert Adlard was a British field hockey player.
Robert Edward Adlard (15 November 1915 – 22 October 2008) was an English field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.
Biography Adlard was educated at Marlborough College He played club hockey for Old Malburians and Cheltenham and represented Gloucestershire and The West. He made his England debut against Wales in 1938.
During World War II he served with the Yeomanry Hussars in the Royal Armoured Corps as a lieutenant in the Middle East. and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and won a silver medal.
By trade he was involved in the family paper mill business and was honorary secretary of the Winchcombe Cricket Club.
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Who was Robert Adlard?
field hockey player (1915–2008)
When was Robert Adlard born?
Robert Adlard was born on 15 November 1915 in Winchcombe.
When did Robert Adlard die?
Robert Adlard died on 22 October 2008 in Winchcombe.
What was Robert Adlard's occupation?
Robert Adlard was a field hockey player.
What nationality was Robert Adlard?
Robert Adlard was British.
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