Edward Howard-Vyse
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.

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.Olympic Sports: profile

He served in World War II and was promoted to Major in 1942.

After the War he took office as Director Royal Artillery from 1959 to 1961Papers of General Allenbrooke and then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command from 1961 to 1964. He retired in 1964.

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1962 until 1970.

Family
In 1940 he married Mary Bridget Willoughby and together they went on to have two sons and a daughter.The Peerage.com

He died in Ryedale in 1992.

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Category:British event riders
Category:Olympic equestrians of Great Britain
Category:British male equestrians
Category:Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:Recipients of the Military Cross
Category:British Army generals
Category:British Army personnel of World War II
Category:Royal Artillery officers
Category:Olympic medalists in equestrian
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics


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