Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 copy clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: H. C. Howard, 16th. Lancers) re-impressed naming in a later style, very fine £80-£100

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1946:
‘Chairman, Territorial Army Association of the County of Flint.’
C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (Italy).

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 25 August 1917:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as Brigade Liaison Officer. He went into the midst of a very heavy hostile barrage and remained there with the leading troops of the brigade until consolidation commenced and touch was established on the flanks. By his total disregard of danger he contributed largely to the success of the attack.’

Henry Cecil Lloyd Howard was born on 30 August 1882 and was appointed Second Lieutenant in the 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers on 9 March 1901. Advanced Lieutenant during the Boer War, he is confirmed on the medal rolls as entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with the above 4 clasps – the medal roll is not annotated in any way; presumably the recipient lost his original and subsequently acquired the above medal.

Advanced Captain on 5 August 1914, Howard served with the British Expeditionary Force from 5 August 1914 to 18 November 1917, and was wounded during the campaign. Nine times Mentioned in Despatches during the war, Howard was further decorated by the governments of France and Italy. Advanced Temporary Lieutenant Colonel in 1919, he served as part of the Army of Occupation on the Rhine and the following year joined the British Military Mission to the Army of the Orient. He took his retirement from the Army Staff on 16 October 1934 and was further recognised in the 1946 New Year’s Honours List for his valuable service during the Second World War with the Welsh Territorials.

Sold with extensive copied research, including a 1920’s photograph of the recipient wearing his full medal entitlement, including a 4 clasp QSA.