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June 1916 he was mentioned in despatches by General Haig
for gallant and distinguished conduct in the field. In September
1917 he was again mentioned in despatches and in February
1918 was promoted to Major, with yet another mention in
despatches.
Three months later he found himself a staff officer working on
the general staff.
In 1919 he is awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
The 21st Lancers spent the war in India with the exception of
one Squadron, which was in France attached to XIV Corps.
After the war he moved to Shropshire and died there in 1961.
He left £75,323-10-1d in his will.
A rather sad letter in the Rev. Bryan’s papers says:-
“The old gentleman I found in 1985 living in Pimlico was the bachelor
son of Sidney Howes, son of J.G.Howes ..... he was, of course, a
Howes, but in a very low state at that time, and completely alone in
the world.”
HOWES Walter George
Captain Army Service Corps Remount Service
Walter was born in 1876 in Bayswater, the son of John G. and
Eliza Howes and brother of Arthur and Sidney.
During the war he was in the same branch as his elder brother
Arthur supplying and training horses for the army. He spent
some time in Salonika where he was mentioned in despatches.
He survived the war and was living at Eaton Square when he
died in July 1934. In his will he left £274-18-4d.
KERFOOT James William
Possibly Private 37148 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Born in 1891 in Kings Cliffe, James was the eldest son of James
and Ellen Kerfoot of Bridge Street, Kings Cliffe.
He married Mary Gore in 1913 and their first child was born in
1915. The local paper reported that he and other married men
from Kings Cliffe joined up in early 1916, and that at that time he
was working as a woodman.
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for gallant and distinguished conduct in the field. In September
1917 he was again mentioned in despatches and in February
1918 was promoted to Major, with yet another mention in
despatches.
Three months later he found himself a staff officer working on
the general staff.
In 1919 he is awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
The 21st Lancers spent the war in India with the exception of
one Squadron, which was in France attached to XIV Corps.
After the war he moved to Shropshire and died there in 1961.
He left £75,323-10-1d in his will.
A rather sad letter in the Rev. Bryan’s papers says:-
“The old gentleman I found in 1985 living in Pimlico was the bachelor
son of Sidney Howes, son of J.G.Howes ..... he was, of course, a
Howes, but in a very low state at that time, and completely alone in
the world.”
HOWES Walter George
Captain Army Service Corps Remount Service
Walter was born in 1876 in Bayswater, the son of John G. and
Eliza Howes and brother of Arthur and Sidney.
During the war he was in the same branch as his elder brother
Arthur supplying and training horses for the army. He spent
some time in Salonika where he was mentioned in despatches.
He survived the war and was living at Eaton Square when he
died in July 1934. In his will he left £274-18-4d.
KERFOOT James William
Possibly Private 37148 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Born in 1891 in Kings Cliffe, James was the eldest son of James
and Ellen Kerfoot of Bridge Street, Kings Cliffe.
He married Mary Gore in 1913 and their first child was born in
1915. The local paper reported that he and other married men
from Kings Cliffe joined up in early 1916, and that at that time he
was working as a woodman.
106
