Howard | F S Mc L | 15 | Corporal | Dangerously wounded. Boschbult, 31 March 1902
2nd Battalion. DOW 27 April
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Canada, 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Howard | Francis | | Colonel | Born at Berlin, March 26, 1848; is 2nd son of Sir H F Howard, GCB, and Baroness M E van der Schulenburg, and was educated privately and at the RMC, Sandhurst. He joined the Rifle Brigade in 1866, since which he has seen much active service, including the Jowaki Expedition in 1878 (medal and clasp), Afghan War, Bazaar Valley and Lughman Expeditions, 1878-9 (medal and clasp for Ali Musjid); operations in Upper Burma, 1887-89 (despatches, brevet of Lieutenant Colonel for Burma); commanded the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, 1894-98; ADC to the Queen, 1895; CB and Jubilee decorations, 1897; Sudan Campaign, 1898 (despatches, two medals and clasp for Omdurman, and Distinguished Service Reward); saw active service in Crete in 1898; half-pay in Dec, 1898; commanded the 8th Brigade in the Boer War, 1899-1900, including the defence of Ladysmith (despatches, medal and four clasps); Coronation medal and ADC to the King, 1901; Major General and Inspector General of Recruiting at the War Office, 1903; commanded the NW District in 1904; and in 1905 became Acting General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Welsh and Midland command. Sir Francis married, in 1895, Gertrude, daughter of Hugh Conyngham Boyd.
Source: List of KCB recipients. Various sources | Staff |
Howard | Francis | | Major General | QSA (4) CC DoL LN Belf
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | Staff |
Howard | Frank | | Trooper | BSACM Rhodesia 1896 (0).
Source: BSACM rolls | Gwelo Volunteers |
Howard | Fred W | 21165 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 76th Company, 20th Btn, IY |
Howard | Frederick | 102 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Rimington's Guides |
Howard | Frederick Stuart McLean | 15 | | Source: Medal rolls | Canada, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Howard | Frederick William | 38388 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 127th Company, 28th Btn, IY |
Howard | G | | | 1st Battalion, Volunteer Service Company
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Leicestershire Regiment |
Howard | G | 356 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (0) | (Prince Albert's) Somerset Light Infantry |
Howard | G | 1177 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | Connaught Rangers |
Howard | G | 1616 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | Connaught Rangers |
Howard | G | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Lincolnshire Regiment |
Howard | G | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Scots Guards |
Howard | G | | | 4th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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