Auction Catalogue

19 September 2003

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 785

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19 September 2003

Hammer Price:
£2,000

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Talana, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. C. Garvice, D.S.O. Rl. Dublin Fus.) extremely fine £400-500

Chudleigh Garvice was born at Cookham, Buckinghamshire, on 12 January 1875, son of Charles Garvice, the famous novelist. He was educated at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, and was gazetted to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 9 December 1896, becoming Lieutenant on 30 June 1898. He served in the South African War from the commencement of hostilities until peace was signed, employed with the Mounted Infantry. He was present at operations in Natal in 1899, including the action at Talana, and subsequent operations in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony. He was mentioned in despatches London Gazette 10 September 1901, and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order London Gazette 27 September 1901 ‘in recognition of services during the operations in South Africa’ (Queen’s Medal with 3 clasps, King’s Medal with 2 clasps).

Garvice was promoted to Captain on 28 May 1903, and in 1903 served in the Aden Hinterland operations. In 1904 he was attached to the Egyptian Army, with whom he served until about 1914 with the final rank of Kaimakam. He commanded, at various times, the 16th, 9th and Arab Battalions of the Egyptian Army, and took part in the Beir and Anuak operations of 1912 (Medal with clasp ‘Sudan 1912’).

In the Great War he was appointed as Intelligence Officer in Egypt, holding appointments as Assistant Provost Marshal in Alexandria, and later as Military Control Officer at the same place. He was mentioned in the Despatches of General Maxwell, dated 1 March 1916, and of General Allenby in the
London Gazette of 15 January 1918. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1919, the 4th Class Osmanieh, 3rd Class Order of the Nile, and 1st Class Order of the Redeemer of Greece. Major Garvice died on 23 March 1921, while serving as Commandant of the Alexandria City Police. Sold with 22 copied pages from his Correspondence File.