Henry Peyron

Major General Henry Georg Rudolf Peyron (14 June 1883 – 19 February 1972) was a senior Swedish Army officer and a fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Early life Peyron was born on 14 June 1883 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of vice admiral Edvard Svante Knut Peyron and his wife Kathinka Karen Aleta Due. He was the brother of the naval officer Edvard Svante Knut Peyron. He passed mogenhetsexamen in Stockholm in 1901 and Peyron became underlöjtnant in the Life Regiment Dragoons in 1903.

Career Peyron attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1910 to 1912, was an aspirant in the General Staff from 1913 to 1915 and was appointed captain of the General Staff 1917. He returned the same year as ryttmästare to the Life Regiment Dragoons. Peyron, who had left the Swedish Army in 1918, took part in the Finnish Civil War as a General Staff officer at headquarters. He participated there, among other things, to the plans of the Tampere and the Vyborg operations and was appointed Finnish lieutenant colonel. They had four children: major general Lennart Peyron (1909–1981), artist Louise Peyron-Carlberg (1911–1978), translator Elsie Tollet (1914–1981) and major general Gustaf Peyron (1921–2007).

Death

Peyron died on 18 February 1972. He was interred at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality on 28 April 1972.

Dates of rank

Swedish Army 1903 – Underlöjtnant 1906 – Lieutenant 1917 – Captain 1924 – Major 1928 – Lieutenant Colonel 1937 – Colonel 1940 – Major general

Finnish Army 1918 – Lieutenant Colonel

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1931)