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Geoffrey Howard (British Army officer)

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612: 287:(DSO) in the October 1902 South African honours list. After the war ended in June 1902, Howard stayed in South Africa as ADC to Stephenson, who was now Major-General in Command at Bloemfontein district. 622: 617: 607: 632: 196: 169: 642: 602: 252: 652: 647: 637: 189: 165: 520: 299: 137: 335: 155: 527: 323: 212: 129: 311: 133: 537: 181: 99: 657: 476: 627: 315: 552: 597: 569: 284: 203: 173: 319: 424: 236: 331: 276: 224: 43: 592: 587: 256: 268: 461: 441: 375: 327: 307: 280: 243:
in December 1897. He served with the 1st Battalion of his regiment in South Africa during the
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In 1905 Howard married Meta Minnie Gregory; they had a son and a daughter.
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in 1927. He went on to be Major-General in charge of Administration at
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British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
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on 29 January 1900; then took part in the battle of
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in January 1900, following which he was promoted to
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Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Archived from 379:. 8 October 1895. p. 5524. 341:Howard was made Colonel of the 1: 560:Colonel of the Essex Regiment 502:Descendents of Stanley Howard 310:in 1924 and commander of the 285:Distinguished Service Order 267:(ADC) to Brigadier General 174:Distinguished Service Order 674: 320:General Officer Commanding 211:officer who commanded the 185:Sir Geoffrey Weston Howard 566: 557: 549: 544: 534: 528:GOC 5th Infantry Division 525: 517: 512: 658:British Militia officers 156:Arab revolt in Palestine 628:Essex Regiment officers 237:Worcestershire Regiment 410:Hartβ€²s Army list, 1903 263:, during which he was 290:Howard served in the 130:5th Infantry Division 88:Years of service 44:Stone, Worcestershire 598:Burials in Berkshire 477:"The Essex Regiment" 312:9th Infantry Brigade 134:9th Infantry Brigade 16:British Army officer 553:John Harding-Newman 483:on 25 December 2005 345:from 1935 to 1946. 269:Theodore Stephenson 215:from 1934 to 1937. 25:Sir Geoffrey Howard 462:The London Gazette 442:The London Gazette 376:The London Gazette 182:Lieutenant General 100:Lieutenant General 576: 575: 567:Succeeded by 535:Succeeded by 513:Military offices 308:Aldershot Command 235:battalion of the 229:second lieutenant 179: 178: 665: 550:Preceded by 545:Honorary titles 521:Thomas Humphreys 518:Preceded by 510: 504: 499: 493: 492: 490: 488: 473: 467: 466: 453: 447: 446: 433: 427: 422: 411: 408: 399: 394: 381: 380: 367: 279:(June 1900) and 206: 201: 194: 77: 57: 41:14 December 1876 40: 38: 21: 673: 672: 668: 667: 666: 664: 663: 662: 578: 577: 572: 563: 555: 540: 531: 523: 508: 507: 500: 496: 486: 484: 475: 474: 470: 455: 454: 450: 435: 434: 430: 423: 414: 409: 402: 395: 384: 369: 368: 364: 359: 351: 316:Eastern Command 292:First World War 245:Second Boer War 221: 219:Military career 199: 192: 188: 172: 168: 154: 152:First World War 150: 148:Second Boer War 136: 132: 61:Eton, Berkshire 59: 55: 42: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 671: 669: 661: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 580: 579: 574: 573: 568: 565: 556: 551: 547: 546: 542: 541: 536: 533: 524: 519: 515: 514: 506: 505: 494: 468: 448: 428: 425:Anglo-Boer War 412: 400: 382: 361: 360: 358: 355: 350: 347: 343:Essex Regiment 241:Essex Regiment 220: 217: 177: 176: 163: 159: 158: 145: 141: 140: 127: 123: 122: 120:Essex Regiment 117: 113: 112: 109: 107:Service number 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 89: 85: 84: 79: 73: 72: 71:United Kingdom 69: 65: 64: 58:(aged 89) 54:3 October 1966 52: 48: 47: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 670: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 585: 583: 571: 570:Graham Wilmer 562: 561: 554: 548: 543: 539: 530: 529: 522: 516: 511: 503: 498: 495: 482: 478: 472: 469: 464: 463: 458: 452: 449: 444: 443: 438: 432: 429: 426: 421: 419: 417: 413: 407: 405: 401: 398: 393: 391: 389: 387: 383: 378: 377: 372: 366: 363: 356: 354: 348: 346: 344: 339: 337: 333: 329: 325: 322:(GOC) of the 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 300:145th Brigade 297: 293: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 218: 216: 214: 210: 205: 198: 191: 186: 183: 175: 171: 167: 164: 160: 157: 153: 149: 146: 142: 139: 138:145th Brigade 135: 131: 128: 124: 121: 118: 114: 110: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 90: 86: 83: 80: 74: 70: 66: 62: 53: 49: 45: 33: 29: 22: 19: 558: 538:Guy Williams 526: 497: 485:. 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Index

Stone, Worcestershire
Eton, Berkshire
British Army
Lieutenant General
Service number
Essex Regiment
5th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Brigade
145th Brigade
Second Boer War
First World War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant General
KCB
CMG
DSO
British Army
5th Division
commissioned
second lieutenant
militia
Worcestershire Regiment
Essex Regiment
Second Boer War
Colesberg
lieutenant
Paardeberg

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