The Right Honourable Charles Henry George Howard, Earl of SUFFOLK & BERKSHIRE, GC (Posthumously)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: The Right Honourable, Earl
Unit/Occupation: replace with ‘Chief Field Research and Experimental Officer’, Ministry of Supply (Bomb Disposal)
Date and Place of Birth: 2nd March 1906
Family: Son of Major Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk and 12th Earl of Berkshire, and Marguerite Hyde. Grandson of Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl; Husband of Mimi, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire, of Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Three sons Michael, Maurice and Patrick. At least one brother, Greville.
Early Life:
Date and Place of GC Action: 12th May 1941
The London Gazette: 18th July 1941