Harold Alfred Denham OBE (13 October 1872 – 25 February 1946) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army.
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| Full name | Harold Alfred Denham | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1872 Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 February 1946 (aged 73) Wilmington, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1896 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Denham was born in British India at Howrah in October 1872. He later attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating from there into the King's (Liverpool Regiment) as a second lieutenant in October 1893,[1] with promotion to lieutenant following in July 1896.[2] Denham made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Southampton in the 1896 County Championship.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in Hampshire's first innings by Fred Tate, while in their second innings he was dismissed by 7 runs by the same bowler.[4] He also later represented Ireland in a minor match against the touring South Africans at Dublin, whilst stationed there in 1900.[5]
In the army, he was promoted to captain in March 1900,[6] and saw active service in South Africa during the Second Boer War in 1901; he did not leave that colony until after the end of the war the following year, arriving home with the SS Walmer Castle in November 1902.[7] He was later appointed to be an adjutant in December 1908,[8] prior to his retirement from active service in July 1910.[9] He returned to service in the army during the First World War, being appointed to the staff from the Reserve of Officers in September 1914;[10] however, this appointment was cancelled the following month.[11] Denham was made an OBE in the 1919 Birthday Honours, by which point he held the rank of major and was a temporary lieutenant colonel.[12] He gained the full rank of lieutenant colonel in November 1919.[13] In October 1920, he was decorated by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the Order of the White Eagle, 4th Class.[14] Having exceeded the age for recall in October 1927, he was removed from the Reserve of Officers.[15] Denham died in February 1946 at Wilmington, Sussex.
References
edit- ^ "No. 26451". The London Gazette. 20 October 1893. p. 5894.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harold Denham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Hampshire v Sussex, County Championship 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "A–Z (D3)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "No. 27187". The London Gazette. 27 April 1900. p. 2685.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – The War office and reservist". The Times. No. 36920. London. 8 November 1902. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 28206". The London Gazette. 18 December 1908. p. 9659.
- ^ "No. 28396". The London Gazette. 19 July 1910. p. 5156.
- ^ "No. 28910". The London Gazette. 22 September 1914. p. 7478.
- ^ "No. 28944". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 October 1914. p. 8362.
- ^ "No. 31377". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. p. 9686.
- ^ "No. 31682". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 December 1919. p. 15417.
- ^ "No. 32085". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1920. p. 9976.
- ^ "No. 33332". The London Gazette. 25 November 1927. p. 7529.