Captain Neville Reginald Howse New South Wales Medical Corps 24th July 1900 |
| On July 24, 1900, at the action of Vredeort, Captain Howse went forward to a man lying severely wounded, and, taking him up, carried him some consider-able distance to shelter, during which humane act he came under a very severe cross-fire .from the Boers. The decoration was presented to Captain Howse by Sir Frederick Darling, Governor of New South Wales, on February 8, 1902, at Sydney. Neville Reginald
Howse was born at Stogursey, Somerset, on 26 Oct. 1863, the
second surviving son of the late Alfred Howse, M.R.C.S.
(England), and of the late Lucy Elizabeth, daughter of the late
John Hugh Claudius Beresford Conroy, of Rosevale, Raheny. He was
educated at Fulland's School, Taunton ; entered the London
Hospital as a student in 1882, and took his diploma of M.R.C.S.
(England) and L.R.C.P. (London) in 1886. He went to Australia in
1889, and practised at Taree, Manning River, until 1895, when he
returned to England, devoting himself to surgery for a period of
four years. He obtained his F.R.C.S. (England) in 1897. In 1899
lie returned to Australia and settled at Orange, New South
Wales. After a few months he went to South Africa as Lieutenant
in New South Wales Army Medical Corps ; promoted Captain ;
mentioned in Despatches 4 June, 1901 ; received Queen's Medal
with six clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps, and was
awarded the Victoria Cross [London Gazette, 4 June, 1909] : |