Captain Percy O'Reilly married Alice Eleanor Boyd-Rochfort of Middleton Park on 18 January 1900, she was the sister of Captain Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort royal horse trainer and daughter of Major Rochfort Hamilton Boyd-Rochfort.[4]
Captain Percy O'Reilly and Alice Eleanor Boyd-Rochfort had three sons and three daughters.[5] Born in 1909 their son Captain Charles Valentine O'Reilly was awarded a Military Cross for his courage and determination in an action whilst crossing the Wietze river in the village of Reiningen in April 1945.[6] Their youngest daughter Viola born in 1907 married General Sir Miles Dempsey, commander of the British Second Army during the D-Day landings and invasion of Normandy.[7]
Referencesedit
^Olympians from Ireland (broken link) 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
^"Percy O'Reilly". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ abWalford, Edward. The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled.
^Oldfield, Paul. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916.
^"Recommendation for Award for O'Reilly, Charles Valentine Rank: Lieutenant ..." National Archives. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^Rostron, Peter. The Military Life and Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey: Monty's Army Commander.
April 27, 2024
percy, reilly, captain, percy, philip, reilly, july, 1870, july, 1942, colamber, westmeath, irish, polo, player, competed, 1908, summer, olympics, together, with, john, paul, mccann, john, hardress, lloyd, auston, rotheram, member, ireland, team, that, silver,. Captain Percy Philip O Reilly 27 July 1870 3 July 1942 of Colamber Westmeath was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics Together with John Paul McCann John Hardress Lloyd and Auston Rotheram he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal 1 2 The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team 3 In 1911 he was an 8 goal handicap player He was the only son of Philip O Reilly and Anna Maria Nugent daughter of Sir Percy Nugent Olympic medal record Men s Polo 1908 London Team competition Captain Percy O Reilly married Alice Eleanor Boyd Rochfort of Middleton Park on 18 January 1900 she was the sister of Captain Sir Cecil Boyd Rochfort royal horse trainer and daughter of Major Rochfort Hamilton Boyd Rochfort 4 He was made High Sheriff of Westmeath in 1919 4 Captain Percy O Reilly and Alice Eleanor Boyd Rochfort had three sons and three daughters 5 Born in 1909 their son Captain Charles Valentine O Reilly was awarded a Military Cross for his courage and determination in an action whilst crossing the Wietze river in the village of Reiningen in April 1945 6 Their youngest daughter Viola born in 1907 married General Sir Miles Dempsey commander of the British Second Army during the D Day landings and invasion of Normandy 7 References edit Olympians from Ireland broken link Archived 2007 06 27 at the Wayback Machine www databaseolympics com Archived 2007 02 16 at the Wayback Machine Percy O Reilly Olympedia Retrieved 5 April 2021 a b Walford Edward The county families of the United Kingdom or Royal manual of the titled Oldfield Paul Victoria Crosses on the Western Front April 1915 June 1916 Recommendation for Award for O Reilly Charles Valentine Rank Lieutenant National Archives Retrieved 8 November 2020 Rostron Peter The Military Life and Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey Monty s Army Commander Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy O 27Reilly amp oldid 1161599387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
