GARVICE, CHUDLEIGH, Lieutenant, was
born 12 January 1875, at Cookham, Bucks, son of Charles and Elizabeth Garvice.
He was educated at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, and was gazetted to the Royal
Dublin Fusiliers 9 December 1896, and was promoted to Lieutenant, 30 June
1898. He served in the South African War from the commencement of hostilities
until peace was signed, employed with Mounted Infantry, and was present at
operations in Natal in 1899, including the action at Talana; operations in the
Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 22 November 1900; operations in Orange
River Colony, May to July 1900; operations in the Transvaal 30 November 1900
to January 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September
1901]; received the Queen's Medal with three clasps, the King's Medal with two
clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London
Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Chudleigh Garvice, Lieutenant, Royal Dublin
Fusiliers. In recognition of services during the operations in South
Africa". He was promoted to Captain 28 May 1902. In 1903 he served in the
Aden Hinterland operations, and in the Sudan (Egyptian Army) from 1904 to
1912, in command of the Arab Battalion in various patrols, etc (Sudan Medal,
1910); retired from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 9 April 1913, and became Major,
Reserve of Officers, 31 August 1914. In the Great War he served on the
Western Front of Egypt in 1915-16, and later on the Staff in Egypt. Major
Garvice was mentioned in the Despatches of General Maxwell, dated 1 March,
1916, and of General Allenby in the London Gazette, dated 15 January 1918. He
was awarded the OBE in 1919, and had the 1914-15 Star, the General Service
Medal, the Victory Medal, the 4th Class Osmanieh, 3rd Class Order of the Nile,
1st Class Order of the Redeemer (Greece). He married, 31 January 1920, at
Alexandria, Egypt, Isabel, daughter of Andrew Ormiston. He died 3 March,
1921.
His father was the famous novelist, of
whom his friend, Mr Douglas Sladen, writes as follows: "The late Charles
Garvice, father of this distinguished soldier, was the most popular novelist
of his time, and a great figure in the literary world. He was Chairman of the
Authors' Club, one of the most prominent members of the Garrick, and Chairman
of the Committee of the new After Dinner Club, of which he was co-founder with
Mrs Baillie-Reynolds and Mr Douglas Sladen. He was the life and soul of the
clubs to which he belonged, for, in addition to his sociability and wit in the
smoking-room, he was an admirable, after-dinner speaker, and when it was
necessary for the club to assert itself on any occasion, he was always willing
to take the responsibility, although it might make enemies. He was fearless
in the performance of a duty".
QSA (3) Tal OFS
Trans (Lt DSO R Dub Fus).
Holditch 1985
£285.
