Harold Wyllie

Harold Wyllie OBE (29 June 1880 – 22 December 1973) was an English painter and lieutenant-colonel. He is known for his paintings of maritime scenes.

Biography Harold was born to William Lionel Wyllie, who was also a painter and similarly worked in maritime art, under whom he trained.

Military career Wyllie served in the British army during the Boer War. He would serve as a pilot under the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and would in 1916 transfer to the Wiltshire Regiment. Wyllie would reach the rank of Major and be awarded an OBE at the 1919 New Years Honours. He would retire in 1920 being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He would be titled as honorary marine painter of the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1934 and serve with the navy in the Second World War. Harold was one of the founders of the Society of Marine Artists and served as its vice president from 1958.