Bernard Howlett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard Howlett

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Stoke Newington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1943

Profession: military personnel, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Brigadier Bernard Howlett DSO and Bar (18 December 1898 – 29 November 1943), known as Swifty Howlett, was a professional soldier in the British Army who was killed in action in Italy in 1943.
He served as a young officer at the end of the First World War and commanded the 6th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment between the wars.
During World War II he fought in France, North Africa and Italy, commanding the 36th Infantry Brigade from December 1942 until his death.
Howlett also played cricket as an amateur for Kent County Cricket Club in 1922 and 1928 and for a range of other first-class cricket teams.