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- Created [1943] (Creation)
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Born in 1871; entered Mercantile Marine, 1887, and served in sailing vessels until 1895; obtained Extra Master's Certificate, 1895, and joined Pacific Steam Navigation Company; obtained commission in the Royal Naval Reserve, 1896, and served in South Africa, 1900-1902; served with RN, 1902-1903; transferred to Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 1906, and commanded several of their vessels, 1910-1914, and 1919-1921; served in RN Harwich force, North Sea 1914-1917, and as Flag Lt to Cdr in Chief, Nore Command, 1918-1919; commanded hospital ship in Black Sea, 1919; served in Atlantic convoys, 1939-1940, Norway, 1940, and the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940; Staff Officer, HQ Western Approaches, 1940-1941; served in Mediterranean, 1941-1942, and Madagascar,1942, and took part in Malta convoys, 1942, and the landings in North Africa, 1942, Sicily, 1943, and Italy, 1943; Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, 1944; [Senior Naval Officer], Delhi, 1946; died in 1948.
Archival history
GB 0099 KCLMA Howson Created [1943] Collection (fonds) 1 file
Born in 1871; entered Mercantile Marine, 1887, and served in sailing vessels until 1895; obtained Extra Master's Certificate, 1895, and joined Pacific Steam Navigation Company; obtained commission in the Royal Naval Reserve, 1896, and served in South Africa, 1900-1902; served with RN, 1902-1903; transferred to Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 1906, and commanded several of their vessels, 1910-1914, and 1919-1921; served in RN Harwich force, North Sea 1914-1917, and as Flag Lt to Cdr in Chief, Nore Command, 1918-1919; commanded hospital ship in Black Sea, 1919; served in Atlantic convoys, 1939-1940, Norway, 1940, and the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940; Staff Officer, HQ Western Approaches, 1940-1941; served in Mediterranean, 1941-1942, and Madagascar,1942, and took part in Malta convoys, 1942, and the landings in North Africa, 1942, Sicily, 1943, and Italy, 1943; Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, 1944; [Senior Naval Officer], Delhi, 1946; died in 1948.
Copies made by the Centre from originals loaned by the family in 1995.
Copy of typescript memoir of his RN career, 1914-1918 and 1939-1943, covering his service with the Harwich force in the North Sea, 1914-1917, notably the Battle of Dogger Bank, Jan 1915, at Nore Command, 1918-1919, in the Atlantic convoys, 1939-1940, Norway, 1940, the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940, as Staff Officer, HQ Western Approaches, 1940-1941, in the Mediterranean,1941-1942, Madagascar, 1942, Malta convoys, 1942, and the landings in North Africa, 1942, Sicily, 1943, and Italy, 1943. Includes copies of naval signals, 1915-1916.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
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Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
Feb 1997 Armed forces Communication process Documents Dogger Bank Dunkirk East Africa Europe France Group communication Information sources International conflicts International relations Italy Madagascar Malta Maritime warfare Mediterranean Sea Memoirs Military communications Military engineering Military operations Military organizations North Africa Northern Europe North Sea Norway Organizations RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy Seas Sicily State security War Warfare Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) Primary documents
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Copies made by the Centre from originals loaned by the family in 1995.
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Copy of typescript memoir of his RN career, 1914-1918 and 1939-1943, covering his service with the Harwich force in the North Sea, 1914-1917, notably the Battle of Dogger Bank, Jan 1915, at Nore Command, 1918-1919, in the Atlantic convoys, 1939-1940, Norway, 1940, the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940, as Staff Officer, HQ Western Approaches, 1940-1941, in the Mediterranean,1941-1942, Madagascar, 1942, Malta convoys, 1942, and the landings in North Africa, 1942, Sicily, 1943, and Italy, 1943. Includes copies of naval signals, 1915-1916.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
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