British Groups

Lot 4992    SESSION 15 (Friday 2.30pm)    British Groups

Estimate $2,000
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FAMILY GROUP. Trio: 1914 Star - bar - 5th Aug-22 Nov 1914 'Mons'; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 10195 Pte. A. Ross 2/Gord. Highrs. on the first medal, Lieut O.D.M.Garsia on the second and third medals. Impressed. Pair: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID. Lieut-Col W.C.Garsia on both. Impressed. 1914-15 Star. Lt Col H.G.Garsia D.S.O. A.S.C. Impressed. Very fine.

Who's Who entry (1948): Lieutenant Colonel Willoughby Clive Garsia. DSO.1918; M.C.; S(on) of late Capt. C.Garsia, Bengal Staff Corps; born Nelson New Zealand 22 Feb 1881, Educated: New Zealand. Entered Army 1900, retired pay, 1920; South African War 1901-2 (Queen's Medal and five clasps); Language Officer, Japan (attached Japanese Army), 1908-10; served European War, 1914-18; organised and serverd as Chief Staff Officer, British Adriatic Mission, 1915; O.C. British Mission with R.Serbian Army, 1916; G.S.O. 1 54th Div. 1917; G.S.O. 1 53rd Div 1918; Acting Chief of Staff, British Forces in Egypt, 1919 (D.S.O., M.C., Serbian White Eagle 3rd Class, Order of Nile, 3rd Class, despatches 4 times); retired 1920. Publications (pseudonym Guy Cottar) Tenacity, 1927; A Key to Victory, 1940; Planning the War, 1941. Club: Army and Navy. Together with substantial research including researcher's letters and copies of rolls confirming entitlement, Who's Who entries, posed photograph prints (2), obituary, unit research and London Gazette entries. Also with copies of casualty rolls, unit research, action research, war diary intelligence summary and memorial research. Ex Anthony Rudd Collection.