John Macartney-Filgate

John Victor Opynschae Macartney-Filgate
Born	(1897-05-20) May 20, 1897 Dublin, Ireland
Died	July 23, 1964(1964-07-23) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)	Cricketer, British Indian Army officer, merchant banker
Known for	First-class cricketer, British Indian Army officer

John Victor Opynschae Macartney-Filgate (20 May 1897 – 23 July 1964) was an Irish first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.

Originating from Dublin, he was the son of Edward Macartney-Filgate and Bertha Eugenie Lomax. His education took place at Rugby School prior to his enlistment in the British Army amid the First World War. In 1915, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, advancing to acting captain by 1917. During his service, he sustained two wounds in combat. His valor during the evacuation of an artillery battery earned him the Military Cross in 1918, alongside the Belgian honor of the Croix de guerre.

Following the conclusion of the war, Macartney-Filgate married Beatrice Helen Angela Nevill, daughter of Sir Reginald Neville, 1st Baronet, and pursued studies at University College, Oxford. Subsequently, he spent a period in British India, where he participated in a single first-class cricket match representing the Europeans cricket team against the Indians during the 1924–25 Madras Presidency Match. In this encounter, he achieved scores of 1 and 10 runs across two innings. His professional career encompassed merchant banking, and he held fellowship status with the Institute of Bankers.

During the Second World War, he served as a major within the Territorial Army and was honored with the Territorial Decoration in 1950. In 1964, he was designated Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Later in life, Macartney-Filgate resided in Danbury, Essex, and passed away in London. He was survived by his wife and three children.