by Hockey Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | 2025 News Items, From the Collection, Hockey Worldwide, International Hockey, Men's Hockey
The Hockey Museum (THM) is delighted to share that it has acquired a scrapbook of extraordinary cultural value which relates to India’s Olympic hockey success at their first Games in Amsterdam in 1928. It belonged to George Eric Marthins, a Catholic Anglo-Indian...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Obituaries
George was born in Madras (modern-day Chennai), India in 1905. His father was transferred to Rangoon (modern-day Yangon in Mayanmar) and George was raised as a Catholic Christian in India largely by his aunt, Whitmore, who supported young George in his education and...
by Hockey Admin | Jun 25, 2025 | Hockey Worldwide, International Hockey, Women's Hockey
In 1925, a four-month tour to southern Africa was organised by the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) Council. It took place between June and September 1925, and the travel itinerary included visits to Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and three days at Victoria...
by Hockey Admin | Jun 25, 2025 | Obituaries
05.10.1940-15.06.2025Fscotland The Hockey Museum is saddened to learn of the passing of Dennis Hay, who died at home in Edinburgh at the age of 84. A towering figure in British and Scottish hSockey, Dennis leaves behind a legacy of excellence, leadership, and...
by Hockey Admin | Jun 24, 2025 | Hockey's Military Stories, Men's Hockey
New evidence has come to light in relation to the war exploits of former Oxfordshire County and Southern Counties hockey player, Richard ‘Dick’ Hartley. It appears that Dick was part of a covert group, based in Burford in West Oxfordshire called ‘Section VII’, which...
