Back to Book dedicated to the memory of 2nd Lt C W N Garstin, 9L KIA 24.8.1914 including 23 photographs, and a brief account of his life
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Item 0014
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| Accession number | 912L : 2239 |
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Charles William North Garstin was born on April 21st 1894 . He was in Egypt with his parents until he was nearly seven years old , when he went to live with his great aunt , Miss Grant , at The Lodge " , Melton Mowbray . He commenced to ride at a very early age when in Egypt and had a pony at Melton Mowbray on which he used to go to the meets , and as soon as old enough hunted regularly . From his earliest years it was his ambition to go into the IX Lancers as his great uncle , the famous General Sir James Hope Grant , had been in that regiment and commanded it brilliantly in the Sikh War especially at the battles of Chillianwallah and Goojerat . He went to school at Mr. Churchill's , Stone House , Broad stairs , in 1903 , spending his Xmas and Easter holidays at Melton , and the summer vacation with his father visiting with him at great houses where he met many interesting people . Charlie was a keen fisherman and had many opportunities of enjoying this sport when paying visits both in England and Scotland . At Stone House he took up boxing and soon excelled in it , often carrying off the prize for the Bantam weights . He hunted the school beagles , too , and always had charge of and looked after them whilst he remained at the school . At Stone House , too , he made many life long friends and in particular the Ogilvy boys , Lord Airlie and his brothers , the Honble . Bruce and Patrick Ogilvy who were with him later at Eton . " Pat " Ogilvy was his dearest friend to the end of his life and he too was killed in the Great War . Part of his summer holidays was always spent with his father at the Airlie's home in Scotland . Mr. Churchill had the highest opinion of Charlie and wrote to his father several times that his influence with other boys in the school was always for good , and every report spoke of his |
