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Those known to have served with20th Hussars during the Great War 1914-1918. - Brooks Martin. Pte. (d.28th Aug 1914)
- Excelby George Hugill. Pte.
- Hather Fred. L/Cpl. (d.27th November 1914)
- Howes Arthur Harvey. Pte. (d.2nd May 1918)
- Howes Arthur Harvey. Pte. 1st Devonshire Regiment (d.2nd May 1918)
- Howes Arthur Harvey. Pte. (d.2nd May 1918)
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257387 Pte. Arthur Harvey Howes 20th Hussars (d.2nd May 1918) Arthur Howes was a proud gentle man.
He was an impeccable cavalry man and his parents would have been very proud of him.
He was a Cheltenham soldier transferred from the 20th Hussars to the 1st Devonshires where unfortunately he lost his life in the Neippe Forest.
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255581 Pte. Arthur Harvey Howes 1st Devonshire Regiment 20th Hussars (d.2nd May 1918) Arthur Howes was a Cheltenham soldier born in 1888. He enrolled in 1909. He was a proud man. He lived with my great grandparents after losing his mum at an early age. Arthur worked in Cheltenham train station before enrolling to the Army. He is mentioned in the 20th Hussars War Diaries checking trenches around the Menin Ridge and also in the hard back book 'Leaving All That Was Dear'.
Arthur was transferred to the 1st Devonshire Regiment around November 1917. He was quoted by my grandmother, who was 10 years of age, saying after his leave he really had a bad feeling about returning to the battle fields.
He did return and fight until loosing his life in the forest of Neippe. He lies in Morbeque Cemetery France. And we thank him greatly for giving up his life.
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254847 L/Cpl. Fred Hather 20th Hussars (d.27th November 1914) Fred Hather joined up in 1900 and fought in the Boer War and later went to India and Ireland.
The 20th Hussars were mobilised on the 14th of August 1914 and sailed to France on the 16th, they went to Mons and fought in the retirement to Soissons where the German advance was stopped.
They then went to Belgium and fought around Kemmel and Wijtschate. On 20th of November 1914 Fred was wounded and taken to No 11 General Hospital at Boulogne were he died of wounds on 27th of November 1914. He is buried in the Boulogne CWGC Cemetery.
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245559 Pte. Arthur Harvey Howes 20th Hussars (d.2nd May 1918) Arthur Howes served with both the 20th Hussars and the 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
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231755 Pte. George Hugill Excelby 20th Hussars George Exelby was one of four sons of George and Elizabeth Excelby of Levenside, Stokesley who served in the Great War.
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217332 Pte. Martin Brooks 20th Hussars (d.28th Aug 1914) Martin Brooks was born in Dublin, served with the 20th Hussars and was killed in action on the 24th August 1914.
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