Cecil Patteson Nickalls

Cecil Patteson Nickalls
Cecil Patteson Nickalls
Born	14 October 1877; Kent, England
Died	7 April 1925 (aged 47); Rugby, England
Cause of death	Suicide
Known for	International Polo Cup
Spouse(s)	Olivia Mary Miller (m. 1904⁠–⁠1925) ended with his death
Children	Cecily Maud Nickalls; Mary Olivia Nickalls
Parent(s)	Sir Patteson Nickalls
Relatives	Patteson Womersley Nickalls, brother; Morres Nickalls, brother

Cecil Patteson Nickalls, D.S.O. (14 October 1877 – 7 April 1925) was a Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery. He was a champion polo player, and a champion rugby player, who took his own life with a gun on 7 April 1925.[1]

Early life

He was born on 14 October 1877 in Kent, England to Sir Patteson Nickalls. His siblings were, Patteson Womersley Nickalls and Morres Nickalls.[2][3] He was educated at Rugby School.

Career

In the 1890s he played cricket. He scored 109 at Lord's Cricket Ground against Marlborough for Rugby in 1894.[1]

He was on the British team that won the International Polo Cup at the Hurlingham Club in 1902 with his brother Patteson Womersley Nickalls, Frederick Maitland Freake, Walter Selby Buckmaster, George Arthur Miller and Charles Darley Miller.[1][4] He played on the English team against Ireland in 1905 and 1911.[1]

He served as a captain in the Royal Field Artillery in World War I.[1] He was awarded the DSO and wounded.

Personal life

He married Olivia Mary Miller in 1904 in Rugby, England, and had two children, Cecily Maud Nickalls (died 14 May 1999) and Mary Olivia Nickalls.[3]

Death

Nickalls committed suicide with a gun on 7 April 1925 in Rugby, England.[1]

References

David Frith (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicide. p. 55.
1881 British Census RG11 0857/105 p22
"Colonel Cecil Patteson Nickall". The Peerage. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
"English Polo Team Wins. Americans Beaten at Hurlingham by Six Goals to One. Second Contest For The Cup. Honors Are Now Even, and the Deciding Match Will Be Played on Saturday" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 June 1902. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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[gun-1] David Frith (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicide. p. 55.

[2] 1881 British Census RG11 0857/105 p22

[peer-3] "Colonel Cecil Patteson Nickall". The Peerage. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[4] "English Polo Team Wins. Americans Beaten at Hurlingham by Six Goals to One. Second Contest For The Cup. Honors Are Now Even, and the Deciding Match Will Be Played on Saturday" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 June 1902. Retrieved 20 February 2015.