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Compliments of:  Tracy Turner

Lincs Standard for 25 June 1938
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At one time bandmaster to Lord and Lady Willingdon, Mr Arthur Curzon Howe
of 12 Edward Crescent, Skegness, passed away on Wednesday morning last.
Aged 58 he had been bandmaster of the Skegness Excelsior Silver Prize Band
since the retirement of Mr Petch which occurred some few months ago.

A tall, impressive figure, Mr Howe was well-known as a member of Messrs
Butlin’s commissionaire staff and collapsed while at work three weeks ago.
His health seemed to recover afterwards, but he passed away in his sleep
on Wednesday.

A Londoner by birth, the deceased gentleman had served with the 8th Welsh
Pioneers.  During the latter part of the War, whilst convalescing in
Poonah, India, he was bandmaster for Lord and Lady Willingdon.

A musical director in the theatrical business he had also conducted many
well-known colliery and other bands.  He had been in Skegness some fifteen
or sixteen months.

A widow, four sons and two daughters are left to mourn their loss.

The deceased was given a military funeral on Saturday.  The Skegness Town
Silver Prize Band and the Excelsior Silver Prize Band, united under the
baton of Mr T Evans, led the cortege to St Clements Church, where the
services and the committal were conducted by the Reverend S W Boldon.  The
coffin was draped with the Union Jack and bore his bandmaster’s cap and
sash.
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