Reginald Howlett Explained

Reginald Howlett
Birth Date:1882
Death Date:20 October 1942 (aged 59−60)
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Servicenumber:492
Serviceyears:1900−1942
Rank:Brigadier
Unit:Royal Fusiliers
Commands:10th (Service) Battalion, Green Howards
12th (Service) Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
162nd Brigade
British troops in Jamaica
Battles:First World War
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

Brigadier Reginald Howlett (1882 – 20 October 1942) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.

Military career

Howlett was commissioned as a second lieutenant in The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 11 August 1900.[1] He saw active service in South Africa during the Second Boer War, and was invalided home three months after the end of the war, in September 1902.[2] He returned to regular service with his regiment in November 1902.

He served in the First World War latterly as commanding officer of the 10th (Service) Battalion, Green Howards[3] and then as commanding officer of the 12th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.[4] He became commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in 1928, Commander of the 162nd Brigade in 1932 and Commanding Officer of the British troops in Jamaica in 1936 before retiring in 1939.[5] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Hart′s Army list, 1903
  2. The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home. 24 September 1902 . 7 . 36881.
  3. Web site: Green Howards. World War I Infantry Commanding Officers. 23 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Northumberland Fusiliers. World War I Infantry Commanding Officers. 23 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Howlett, Reginald. Generals.dk. 22 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Royal Fusiliers colonels. British Empire. 23 January 2016.