Vyner of Sarawak
| Charles Vyner Brooke | |||||
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| Rajah of Sarawak | |||||
| Reign | 24 May 1917 – 1 July 1946 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sir Charles Anthoni Johnson-Brooke | ||||
| Successor |
Monarchy abolished Charles Arden-Clarke Governor of Sarawak |
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| Born | 30 September 1874 | ||||
| Died | 9 May 1963 (aged 88) London, England |
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| Burial | St Leonard's Church, Sheepstor on Dartmoor | ||||
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| House | White Rajahs | ||||
| Father | Sir Charles Johnson-Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak | ||||
| Mother | Margaret Alice Lili de Windt | ||||
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| Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke |
Vyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG (Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke; 26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the third and last White Rajah of Sarawak.
The son of Charles of Sarawak and his wife Margaret de Windt (Ranee Margaret of Sarawak), Vyner was born in London and spent his youth there, being educated at Clevedon, Winchester College, and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He then entered the Sarawak public service.
Vyner served as aide-de-camp to his father 1897–1898, district officer of Simanggang 1898–1901, Resident of Mukah and Oya, 1902–1903, Resident of the Third Division 1903–1904, President of the Law Courts 1904–1911, Vice-President of the Supreme and General Councils 1904–1911.
In his military career, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) on 12 May 1911, but resigned from the (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) on 21 May 1913. During the First World War he served as a private in anti-aircraft defence and as a fitter in an aeroplane manufacturing works at Shoreditch, east London.
He was granted the personal style of His Highness by command of George V, 22 June 1911. It was in England that he met and married The Hon. Sylvia Brett, daughter of Lord Esher, on 21 February 1911. They returned to Sarawak.
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