Charles Wylie (British Army officer)
Charles Wylie | |
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| Birth name | Charles Geoffrey Wylie |
| Born | 24 December 1919 |
| Died | 18 July 2007 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | 10th Royal Gurkha Rifles |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
Charles Geoffrey Wylie OBE (24 December 1919 – 18 July 2007) was a British Army lieutenant colonel who served with 10th Gurkha Rifles [1] and was the organising secretary to the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition.[2]
Wylie was also an early member of the Army Mountaineering Association, membership number 142, joining in April 1958 shortly after the Association's inauguration in 1957. He was appointed OBE in the 1995 New Year Honours.
References
[edit]- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". The London Gazette. 19 December 1961. p. 9291. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Wylie". The Telegraph. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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