Career
Reggie Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in Men"s field hockey with his 4 goals in England"s 8-1 victory. This record stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where India"s Balbir Singh, Senior scored 5 goals in India"s 6-1 victory over the Netherlands. Pridmore was also a cricketer, and played first-class cricket as a right-hand batsman for Warwickshire.
Pridmore was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a major with the Royal Field Artillery near the Piave River in Italy.
He was buried at the Giavera British Cemetery nearby.