Herbert Hambleton

Brigadier Herbert Hambleton CBE (25 April 1896 – 1 January 1985) was an English soldier who served in World War I and World War II.

Herbert Hambleton
Personal information
Full name Herbert Adolph Hambleton
Date of birth (1896-04-25)25 April 1896
Date of death 1 January 1985(1985-01-01) (aged 88)
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920 Great Britain 0 (0)

Hambleton was also a cricketer, golfer, and footballer. He was part of Great Britain's squad for the football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1]

Hambleton was awarded with an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[2] He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1945.[3] Hambleton also served as aide-de-camp to Sir Tom Bridges when he was Governor of South Australia.[4][5]

References
  1. "Herbert Hambleton". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. "To.be Officers of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order". The London Gazette (12th supplement). No. 31377. 3 June 1919. p. 6988. Hambleton, Lt. (A./Capt.) Herbert Adolph, R.F.A.
  3. "To be Additional Commanders of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order". The London Gazette (1st supplement). No. 36917. 1 February 1945. p. 670. Brigadier (temporary) Hubert Adolph Hambleton, O.B.E. (11518), Royal Regiment of Artillery
  4. "Vice-regal expedition to central Australia, 1923" (PDF). National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "THE NEW GOVERNOR". The Chronicle. Vol. LXV, no. 3, 449. South Australia. 28 October 1922. p. 37. Retrieved 17 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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