For the English historian, see Geoffrey Holmes (historian).
Geoffrey Holmes
Birth date19 February 1894
Birth placeToronto, Ontario, Canada
Death date7 May 1964 (aged 70)
Death placeWoking, Surrey, Great Britain
Geoffrey Holmes
Played forBritish Army Team "C" (1921-1922)
Ntl teamUK
Geoffrey Holmes
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Field Artillery
BattlesWorld 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

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  2. ^ "Geoffrey Holmes". Archived from the original on 2012-12-17.
  3. ^ "Geoffrey Holmes". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05.
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  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. 1918-01-12. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-12-19. – via newspapers.com.