Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Howard-Vyse KBE CB MC

Edward Dacre Howard-Vyse was born on 27 Nov 1905, the younger son of Colonel Cecil Howard-Vyse of Langton Hall, Malton, Yorkshire. His grandfather, Lieutenant-General Edward Howard Vyse commanded the 3rd Hussars from 1864 to 1874 and was Colonel of the 3rd Hussars from 1891 to 1909.
He was a rider in the Three Day Event team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, riding Blue Steel for the British team which came third and received a bronze medal. In the individual event he came 19th. In WW2 he won the Military Cross. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant. He served in the Riding Troop RHA and instructed at the Army School of Equitation at Weedon, Northamptonshire. He was married to Mary Willoughby and they had two sons, Richard and John, and a daughter, Elizabeth.
1927 Commissioned into the RA
1936 Won Bronze medal in the Olympics Eventing Team
1940 Married Mary Willoughby
1942 Served in WW2 and promoted to major
1959 Director of RA
1961 GOC Western Command
1962 Colonel-Commandant RA, until 1970
1964 Retired
1992 Died at Ryedale on 26 December.

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