Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin

Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin (30 April 1905 – 21 April 1953) was an English international polo player. At the height of his career, he held a nine goal handicap.[1]

Biography

Tyrrel-Martin played for England in the 1936 and 1939 International Polo Cup.[2] He also won the 1939 US Open Polo Championship with Bostwick Field team.[3]

Born in Yorkshire, he attended Rugby and Cambridge before becoming a Lieutenant in the 16/5th Lancers in 1926,[4] resigning his commission in 1929.[5]

In 1924 he changed his name from Horace Eric Martin to Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin.

He was invited to represent England at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, but wasn't able to accept.

He was commissioned into the RAF in October 1941, leaving as a Squadron-Leader in 1946.

He died in 1953 as a result of injuries sustained while playing polo.

References
  1. Laffaye, Horace A. (12 September 2009). The Evolution of Polo. ISBN 9780786454150.
  2. "2009 Westchester Cup International High Goal Polo". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. "US Open Champions". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. London Gazette 3 September 1926
  5. London Gazette 12 July 1929
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