Erik Hjalmar Frisell (27 August 1880 – 27 May 1967) was a

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and

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who competed in the

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. During the 1918

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he was the commander of the voluntary Swedish Brigade.

Life

Frisell was born in Stavnäs,

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. His father was the owner of the Stömne bruk ironworks. Frisell served as an artillery officer in

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but retired in 1910. In 1918, he was recruited as the commander of the Swedish Brigade, a voluntary brigade fighting with the

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in the Finnish Civil War. Frisell took part in the

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in the March–April 1918. After the Finnish Civil War, Frisell lived 10 years in

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where he assisted the British Army in railway constructions. Frisell published two biographies of his years in Africa. Hjalmar Frisell died in

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in 1967.Hjalmar Frisell
The Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

Sports career

In 1912 Frisell was part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the team clay pigeons event. In the individual trap competition he finished 29th and in the 100 metre running deer, double shots event he finished twelfth.

Works

*''Die Sjöquist'sche Richtmethode und ihre Anwendung bei Mitraillensen'' (1907) *''Sju år i tält bland vita och svarta: sällskapsliv, arbete och äventyr i Kenya'' (1937) *''Leva farligt i Afrika'' (1939)

References

1880 births 1967 deaths Swedish Army officers People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) Swedish male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Running target shooters Olympic shooters of Sweden Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen People from Arvika Municipality Swedish expatriates in Finland Swedish expatriates in Kenya Sportspeople from Värmland County {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub