Wilfred Pallot

Wilfred Pallot was the son of a Jersey-born master mariner who lost his life at sea in 1896 when Pallot was just 11-years-of-age. A good footballer and golfer, Pallot was at one time the president of the Llanishen Golf Club, near Cardiff. He was also an excellent hockey player and won 11 Welsh caps. He played for Wales in their only game at the 1908 London Olympics, a 3-1 defeat to Ireland, yet still collected a bronze medal.

Pallot was an accountant by profession and articled with Richard Leyshon & Co., the Cardiff firm of incorporated accountants. He became a senior partner in 1928, a position he still held at the time of his death in 1957. Pallot’s son Neil played hockey for Cardiff and, like his father, was also a Welsh international.