Geoffrey Howlett

Sir Geoffrey Howlett
Born	(1930-02-05)5 February 1930 British India
Died	21 April 2022(2022-04-21) (aged 92)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1950–1990
Rank	General
Service number	411979
Commands	Allied Forces Northern Europe (1986–89) South East District (1983–85) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1982–83) 1st Armoured Division (1979–82) 16th Parachute Brigade (1975–77) 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1971–73)
Battles / wars	Malayan Emergency Suez Crisis Cyprus Emergency The Troubles
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry Military Cross
Relations	Bernard Howlett (father)

General Sir Geoffrey Hugh Whitby Howlett, KBE, MC (5 February 1930 – 21 April 2022) was a senior British Army officer who was Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe.

Military career

Educated at Wellington College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Howlett was commissioned into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1950.^[1] He was awarded the Military Cross in 1952.^[1][2]

In 1971 Howlett was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and in 1975 he was made Commander of 16th Parachute Brigade.^[1] He was General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division from 1979 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1982 to 1983 when he became GOC South East District.^[1] He was made Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1986; he retired in 1989.^[1][2]

Howlett was Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment from 1983 to 1990.^[1]

He died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 92.^[3]

References

1. Who's Who 2009
2. "General Sir Geoffrey Howlett". Paradata. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. "General Sir Geoffrey Howlett obituary". The Times. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Richard Lawson	GOC 1st Armoured Division 1979–1982	Succeeded by Brian Kenny
Preceded by Richard Vickers	Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1982–1983	Succeeded by Richard Keightley
Preceded by Sir Richard Trant	GOC South East District 1983–1985	Succeeded by Sir Michael Gray
Preceded by Sir Richard Lawson	C-in-C Allied Forces Northern Europe 1986–1989	Succeeded by Sir Patrick Palmer