Herbert Hambleton was certainly an all-round sportsman. He was not only an England amateur football international, who was a member of the 1920 Great Britain Olympic squad, but he played Minor Counties cricket for Devon and twice played at Lord’s for his Army regiment. He also tried his hand at Rugby with Richmond in 1922 and in later life he won many tournaments with the Royal Artillery Golf Society. As a footballer, he remained an amateur and played as an inside-forward for the New Crusaders, The Army, Oxford University and the two top amateur clubs of the 1920s, Casuals and Corinthians. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1915 and completed 25 years service with them, reaching the rank of Brigadier. He fought in Belgium in the First World War and was twice wounded. He was decorated with the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and OBE. He served in Palestine between 1936-39 and was mentioned in dispatches. Between 1922-25 he was the Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of South Australia.
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