George Eric Howorth
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| Born | April 13, 1889 |
| Died | January 11, 1954 |
| Alma mater | Manchester University |
| Occupation | Deputy Director of Transportation |
Colonel George Eric Howorth O.B.E (13 April 1889 – 11 January 1954) was Deputy Director of Transportation for the 21st Army Group from the Normandy landings until the end of the war.
Educated at The Leys School, Cambridge, and at Manchester University. He began his career as Contractor’s Engineer on construction of the Immingham Dock and London Dock prior to the 1914-18 war in which he served in the Royal Engineers where he was awarded the Military Cross.
From 1919 to 1929 he was Resident Engineer on harbour construction work in the Island of Harris and at Zanzibar. For his work at Zanzibar he was awarded The Order of The Brilliant Star of Zanzibar. In 1930 he undertook the site investigation for the Lower Zambesi Bridge in preparation for tender, and until 1935 was Contractor’s Agent for the construction of the bridge.
From 1936 to 1942 he was Contractor’s Agent for the New Howrah Bridge, Calcutta, the longest single span in Asia.
In 1942 he was selected for a senior post at the War Office. While at the War Office, he devised the methods later to be employed in the rapid repair and construction of port installations. He landed in Normandy as Deputy Director of Transportation, 21st Army Group, and was responsible until the end of hostilities for the construction and repair of ports in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
From the end of the war until 1950 he was with Balfour, Beatty & Co., and was in charge of all their civil engineering undertakings in East Africa.
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