Richard Howard-Vyse


Sir Richard Howard-Vyse

Nickname"Wombat"
Born(1883-06-27)27 June 1883
Died5 December 1962(1962-12-05) (aged 79)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1902–1935
1939–1940
RankMajor-General
Service number13984
UnitRoyal Horse Guards
CommandsEquitation School (1930–34)
Cairo Cavalry Brigade (1928–30)
Royal Horse Guards (1922–26)
Zeitoun School of Instruction (1918–19)
10th Cavalry Brigade (1918)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Other workJustice 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.