Harold Pyman

Sir Harold Pyman
Nickname(s)"Pete"
Born(1908-03-12)12 March 1908
Died9 October 1971(1971-10-09) (aged 63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1929–1964
RankGeneral
Service number42251
UnitRoyal Tank Regiment
Commands heldAllied Forces Northern Europe (1961–63)
I Corps (1956–58)
11th Armoured Division (1953–55)
56th (London) Armoured Division (1949–51)
3rd Royal Tank Regiment (1942–43)
Battles/warsNorth-West Frontier
Second World War
Palestine Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

General Sir Harold English "Pete" Pyman, GBE, KCB, DSO & Bar (12 March 1908 – 9 October 1971) was a senior British Army officer who served during the Second World War and achieved high office in the 1960s. He was the eldest son of Harold English Pyman and Christian Jane Scott, and the great-grandson of George Pyman.


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