Neville Howse
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Major General The Honourable Sir Neville Howse VC, KCB, KCMG |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Calare |
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In office 16 December 1922 – 12 October 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Lavelle |
| Succeeded by | George Gibbons |
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| Born |
26 October 1863 Stogursey, Somerset, England |
| Died | 19 September 1930 (aged 66) London, England |
| Resting place |
Kensal Green Cemetery, London 51°31′43″N 0°13′27″W / 51.5286°N 0.2241°W |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Nationalist Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Pilcher |
| Children | Everil, Neville, Evelyn, John, Alison |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
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| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1900–22 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Director General of Medical Services Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight of the Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches |
Second Boer War
First World War
Major General Sir Neville Reginald Howse, VC, KCB, KCMG (26 October 1863 – 19 September 1930) was a senior Australian Army officer, surgeon, politician, and a British-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. The medal recognised his rescue of a wounded man in 1900 while under rifle fire in the Second Boer War, and was the first VC to a soldier in the Australian services. He later served as the Director General of Medical Services for the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, and was elected as the federal Member for Calare in 1922 representing in the Nationalist Party. He held several portfolios—including Defence (1925–27) and Health (1925–27 and 1928–29)—before he lost the seat in the 1929 federal election. Aged 66, he died of cancer in 1930 while undergoing medical treatment in London.
Born in Stogursey, Somerset, England, Howse was educated at Freelands School, Taunton. He then studied medicine at London Hospital, before migrating to New South Wales largely for health reasons, and established his first practice in Newcastle, and then another in Taree. After undertaking postgraduate work in England, Howse returned to Australia in 1899 and settled in Orange.
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