Ernest English, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest English

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1874

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1941

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ernest Robert Maling English (2 December 1874 — 18 August 1941) was a British soldier, cricketer and actor. English was born in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham.
He attended Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, receiving his commission in 1895.
and became Adjutant of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.. He served in the Second Boer War and World War I, receiving wounds in both wars.
He was prompted to Captain in 1909.
In 1910, he became Adjutant of the King's Regiment (Liverpool)..
He became a Major in 1915.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917, the Croix de Guerre and was twice Mentioned in dispatches.
He left the army as a Lieutenant Colonel on 29 November 1919.Subsequently, he worked as a stage and film actor.
He died in South Kensington on 18 August 1941.