The Earl of Suffolk | |
|---|---|
 Lord Suffolk, 1925 | |
| Born | Charles Henry George Howard 2 March 1906 Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 12 May 1941 (aged 35) Erith Marshes, Kent |
| Education | Royal Naval College, Osborne Radley College |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse |
Mimi Forde Pigott (m. 1934) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Family | Howard |
| Honours | George Cross |
Charles "Jack" Henry George Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl of Berkshire, GC, FRS, FRSE (2 March 1906 – 12 May 1941), styled Viscount Andover until 1917, was an English peer and bomb disposal expert, who belonged to the ancient Howard family.
He is most famous for rescuing a team of French nuclear scientists and transporting the entire world stockpile of heavy water from France to Britain in the face of the imminent French defeat in 1940. He was known by the nicknames Mad Jack and Wild Jack, and although he was generally referred to in aristocratic circles as Suffolk, he was better known in the workaday world as Jack Howard (or more officially Charles Howard).[1]
He was killed in action in 1941.[2]
- ^ "Charles Howard: A Wild and Splendid Man". 28 August 2014.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3817. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.