Richard Howard-Vyse
Sir Richard Howard-Vyse | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Wombat" |
| Born | 27 June 1883 |
| Died | 5 December 1962 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1902–1935 1939–1940 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 13984 |
| Unit | Royal Horse Guards |
| Commands | Equitation School (1930–34) Cairo Cavalry Brigade (1928–30) Royal Horse Guards (1922–26) Zeitoun School of Instruction (1918–19) 10th Cavalry Brigade (1918) |
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
| Other work | Justice of the Peace Deputy Lieutenant High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire Gold Stick |
Major-General Sir Richard Granville Hylton Howard-Vyse, KCMG, DSO, JP, DL (27 June 1883 – 5 December 1962) was a cavalry officer in the British Army.
Howard-Vyse served in the First World War commanding the 10th Cavalry Brigade, and in the Second World War as the Head of British Military Mission to French High Command from 1939 to 1940. He was invested as a Knight Commander Order of St Michael and St George and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He also held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, and was a Justice of the Peace.