John Hardress Lloyd
John Hardress Lloyd | |
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Hardress-Lloyd in 1911 in the United States | |
| Born | 14 August 1874 |
| Died | 28 February 1952 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army → 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards → 21st Lancers → Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers → Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 3rd Tank Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Tirah Campaign Second Boer War First World War → Western Front → Gallipoli → Battle of Arras |
| Awards | DSO (January 1917)
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| Relations | John Lloyd (writer) (great nephew) |
Brigadier-General John Hardress Lloyd DSO (14 August 1874 – 28 February 1952) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and polo player. He was awarded a DSO and made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur for his service in the British Army during the First World War. As a polo player, he won a silver medal with the Ireland team at the 1908 Summer Olympics.