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Sir Edward Dacre Howard-Vyse KBE CB MC (27 November 1905 – 26 December 1992) was a senior

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officer as well as a

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horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the younger son of Colonel Cecil Howard-Vyse of

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, Malton, North Yorkshire.

Career

Edward Howard-Vyse was commissioned into the

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in 1927. In 1936 he and his horse ''Blue Steel'' won the bronze medal as part of the British

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team, after finishing 19th in the individual eventing competition. He served in

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and was promoted to Major in 1942. After the War he took office as Director

from 1959 to 1961 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

from 1962 until 1970.

Family

In 1940 he married Mary Bridget Willoughby and together they went on to have two sons and a daughter. He died in

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in 1992.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard-Vyse, Edward 1905 births 1992 deaths Military personnel from Edinburgh Burials in North Yorkshire British event riders Olympic equestrians for Great Britain British male equestrians Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Military Cross British Army lieutenant generals British Army personnel of World War II Royal Artillery officers Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics