Harold Greenwood (British Army officer)
Canadian-British ice hockey player
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Harold Gustave Francis Greenwood CBE MC (15 November 1894, Peterborough[1] – 8 July 1978, Buckingham) was a Canadian-British military engineer and an ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.[2]
15 November 1894
Harold Greenwood | |||||||||
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| Born | Harold Gustave Francis Greenwood 15 November 1894 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
| Died | 8 July 1978 (aged 83) Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain | ||||||||
| Relatives | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (grandfather) | ||||||||
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| Military career | |||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||
Branch | Royal Engineers | ||||||||
Rank | Chief Engineer | ||||||||
| Unit | Western Command | ||||||||
Conflicts | World War I, World War II | ||||||||
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||
Biography
Greenwood was the grandson of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière[3] and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1914. He moved to Europe during World War I, and in World War II served as a brigadier[2] in the Corps of Royal Engineers[3][2][4] in India, Sri Lanka, and southeast Asia. In 1945, he became Chief Engineer of the Western Command and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He retired in 1947.[2]
In 1928 he finished fourth[citation needed] with the British team in the Olympic tournament.[2][5]
Personal life
Greenwood married Gwyneth Lemon from Winnipeg on 12 April 1928 at the British Embassy Church in Paris.[3]
