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'''Charles Geoffrey Wylie''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (24 December 1919 – 18 July 2007) was a [[British Army]] [[lieutenant colonel]] who served with 10th Gurkha Rifles <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42545/supplement/9291 |publisher=The London Gazette|date=19 December 1961|page=9291|access-date=23 April 2016|title=Supplement to the London Gazette}}</ref> and was the organising secretary to the [[1953 British Mount Everest expedition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1558607/Lieutenant-Colonel-Charles-Wylie.html|title=Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Wylie|date=27 Jul 2007|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=23 April | '''Charles Geoffrey Wylie''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (24 December 1919 – 18 July 2007) was a [[British Army]] [[lieutenant colonel]] who served with 10th Gurkha Rifles <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42545/supplement/9291 |publisher=The London Gazette|date=19 December 1961|page=9291|access-date=23 April 2016|title=Supplement to the London Gazette}}</ref> and was the organising secretary to the [[1953 British Mount Everest expedition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1558607/Lieutenant-Colonel-Charles-Wylie.html|title=Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Wylie|date=27 Jul 2007|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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Charles Wylie | |
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| Birth name | Charles Geoffrey Wylie |
| Born | 24 December 1919 |
| Died | 18 July 2007 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom |
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| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands held | 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.
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- ↑ "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.