Reginald Mortimer Howgego (1896 – 1980), was a British Indian Army officer, and sergeant serving the 25th Cyclist Battalion, known for his photographs, and holding a picket at one end of Kucha Kaurianwala, Amritsar, in April 1919, at the instruction for Indians to crawl by Reginald Dyer, following the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre on 13 April and assault of Marcella Sherwood three days earlier.[1][2][3]
Early life
Reginald Howgego was born in 1896, one of at least four children of Harry Arthur Howgego, a printer and compositor, and his wife Laura Elizabeth.[4][5]
Military career
Howgego enlisted into the army at the age of 19 during the First World War.[6] He joined the London Regiment and later the 25th Cyclist Battalion.[4][7] He saw action at the North-West Frontier.[6]
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