Walter McCreery
American polo player and Olympic silver medallist
About Walter McCreery
Lived 1871 – 1922 (aged 51). Walter McCreery was an American polo player.
Walter Adolph McCreery (13 August 1871 in Zürich – 8 November 1922 in Clermont-Ferrand) was an American Polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He received the silver medal in the Mixed team event.
Biography He was privately educated in the United States and then read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge, achieving a second-class degree.
He was the father of General Sir Richard McCreery, a career soldier of the British Army who commanded the British Eighth Army fighting in the Italian campaign from October 1944 until the end of the Second World War.
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Who was Walter McCreery?
American polo player and Olympic silver medallist (1871–1922)
When was Walter McCreery born?
Walter McCreery was born on 13 August 1871 in Zurich.
When did Walter McCreery die?
Walter McCreery died on 8 November 1922 in Clermont-Ferrand.
What was Walter McCreery's occupation?
Walter McCreery was a polo player.
What nationality was Walter McCreery?
Walter McCreery was American.
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