Английская Википедия:Edward Howard-Vyse
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Lieutenant General Sir Edward Dacre Howard-Vyse KBE CB MC (27 November 1905 – 26 December 1992) was a senior British Army officer as well as a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was the younger son of Colonel Cecil Howard-Vyse of Langton Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire.
Career
Edward Howard-Vyse was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1927.[1]
In 1936 he and his horse Blue Steel won the bronze medal as part of the British eventing team, after finishing 19th in the individual eventing competition.[2]
He served in World War II and was promoted to Major in 1942.[3]
After the War he took office as Director Royal Artillery from 1959 to 1961[4] and then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command from 1961 to 1964.[5] He retired in 1964.[6]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1962[7] until 1970.[8]
Family
In 1940 he married Mary Bridget Willoughby and together they went on to have two sons and a daughter.
He died in Ryedale in 1992.
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