Carl Alfred Erhardt (1897 - 1988)

Born 15 Feb 1897 in Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Edith Gladys Griffiths — married 1920 (to about 1931) in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 3 May 1988 at age 91 in Bromley, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Carl Erhardt is Notable.

Carl is notable for being the Captain of the 1936 Great Britain Ice Hockey Team who won a gold Medal. He also founded the British Water Ski Federation and was inducted into both the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame and the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.

Birth and Early Years

Carl was born in 1897 in Beckenham, Kent ^[1] to father Carl Erhardt (abt.1847-) and mother Gertrude (Beutler) Erhardt (abt.1868-)
In 1911 at age 14, Carl is living at Sunbeams, Mayfield Road, Weybridge with his parents, siblings, and servant Freida Wolf. He is listed as being in school. ^[2] He attended school in Switzerland and Germany where he learned his Ice Hockey Skills.^[3]

Marriage and Family

Carl married Edith Gladys Griffiths (abt.1898-) in 1920 in Richmond surrey and had 2 sons:

• Ronald Carl Erhardt (abt.1921-)
• Ian Erhardt

Carl and Edith divorced in 1931 ^[4]

Hockey Career

He played for Princes and later Streatham Ice Hockey Clubs in London and was awarded his first international cap in 1931. ^[3]

After Hockey

Death and Burial

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [18 April 2022]), database entry for ERHARDT, CARL ALFRED (Mother's maiden surname: BEUTLER). GRO Reference: 1897 M Quarter in BROMLEY Volume 02A Page 468.
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #41504354 (accessed 18 April 2022)
   Carl Alfred Erhardt (14) son, School, in household of Carl Erhardt (64) at Sunbeams, Mayfield Road, Weybridge. Born in Beckenham, Kent, England.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Carl Erhardt British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame (accessed: 18 April 2022)
4. ↑ Divorce National Archives Accessed 20 April 2022 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8064066

See also

• Wikipedia contributors, "Carl Erhardt," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erhardt&oldid=1082618111 (accessed April 18, 2022).