Background
He was born in Aberdare, South Wales, the second son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet.
He was born in Aberdare, South Wales, the second son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet.
Llewellyn was educated at Oundle School and at Trinity College, Cambridge, before going into the army.
During he saw action in Italy and after Doctorate Day in Normandy and served as a liaison officer to Field Marshal Montgomery, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel in the British Army. After the war he concentrated on show jumping, buying Foxhunter in 1947 after a long search. They captured the public imagination for their role in winning Great Britain"s only gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the team jumping equestrian event.
His business activities, following the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947, included interests in brewing and television
After Sir Harry"s death, his ashes were scattered near Foxhunter"s grave and memorial on the Blorenge mountain above Abergavenny. Sir Harry Llewellyn lived near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire.