He has been claimed to have won a medals at the 1924 Winter Olympics for both the British and Swedish Curling teams.
[2] He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Welch Regiment, and after he retired from the regular army was appointed a captain in the North Somerset Yeomanry on 11 July 1895.
He later served as aide-de-camp to Colonel Boyle, Commander of the West Counties Brigade Volunteer Infantry.
This would have meant that Astley won both a gold and silver medal for different countries in the same sport - the only time this would have occurred.
However, Astley actually made no appearances during the 1924 Winter Olympics for any teams and was not eligible for medals of any type.