Geoffrey Holmes

For the English historian, see Geoffrey Holmes (historian).

Geoffrey Holmes
Born(1894-02-19)19 February 1894
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died7 May 1964(1964-05-07) (aged 70)
Woking, Surrey, Great Britain
Ice hockey career
Played for British Army Team "C" (1921-1922)
National team  United Kingdom
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Chamonix Team Competition
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Field Artillery
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsMilitary Cross

Geoffrey Holmes[a] (19 February 1894, Toronto– 7 May 1964, Woking)[1][2] was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.[3]

Holmes attended the Royal Military College of Canada, graduating after taking a break to serve in the British Army in World War I. He returned to England, where he captained the Army's ice hockey team.[4] He went on to become a pioneer missionary in East Africa, running an Anglican mission in Rwanda for several years.[5][4] He was later ordained as a vicar.[4] He was awarded the Military Cross for his service in 1918.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ His name is listed in some sources as George Holmes

References

  1. ^ Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geoffrey Holmes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Geoffrey Holmes". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007.
  4. ^ a b c Geoffrey Holmes at Olympedia (archive)
  5. ^ Patricia Mary St. John, Breath of Life: The story of the Ruanda Mission, Norfolk Press, 1971
  6. ^ "Many Canadians get decorations". Vancouver Daily World. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 12 January 1918. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.


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