We remember Crosbie Alfred Norman Garstin

We remember Crosbie Alfred Norman Garstin

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1887
birth Penzance, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:6182776 Source:6182758 7th May 1887
1914
service British Army Private 612 King Edward's Horse 1st Battalion Source:6184714 September 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6184714 March 1915
1915
commission Unknown Source:6184714 September 1915
1916
appointments Intelligence Officer in Ireland Source:6182776 1916
1918
service British Army XI Corps Source:6182776 1918
1919
discharge Source:6182776 1919
1924
dates Age 37 Source:6182760 30th October 1924
1924
marriage Lilian Barkworth Source:6182760 30th October 1924
1930
location Lamorna, Penzance, Cornwall United Kingdom their own address Source:6182776 1930
education Elstow Grammar School Bedford, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:6184714
employment Sawyer Columbia and North Thompson Lumber Camps British Columbia Canada Source:6182776
employment Ranger Tati Concessions Zimbabwe Source:6182776
employment Horse breaker United States Source:6182776
service British Army Second Lieutenant King Edwards Horse Source:1313006
service British Army Lieutenant King Edwards Horse Source:1313006
1930
death Not War Related Drowned accidentally following the capsize of a small boat. Salcombe, Devon United Kingdom Source:6182776 20th April 1930

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Crosbie Alfred Norman
Initials CAN
Last Name Garstin
Source 6182776
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Lamorna, Penzance, Cornwall United Kingdom their own address known 1930
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army King Edwards Horse Second Lieutenant
British Army King Edwards Horse Lieutenant
British Army XI Corps
British Army 612 King Edward's Horse 1st Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Norman Garstin father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lilian Barkworth wife 30th October 1924

Media

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  • Literary Notes Hobart Mercury 30 August 1918
    Brief description of the life events up to August 1918 of Crosbie Garstin in his own words.

    Contributed by:
    Anthony26083

  • Crosbie Garstin
    Crosbie Garstin (1887 – 19 April 1930) was a poet, best-selling novelist and the eldest son of the Newlyn School painter Norman Garstin.[1] He is said to have been untameable as a child, and to have died in mysterious circumstances after a boating accident in the Salcombe estuary. He is known for the Penhale trilogy, a novel based in 18th-century Cornwall. With the outbreak of World War I he came back to Britain and in October 1914 joined B Squadron of the King Edward's Light Horse as a private. The cavalry regiment, which was open to colonials, was initially based in Watford and in the following spring, Bishop's Stortford. The regiment left for France on 21 April 1915 and Garstin was promoted to lance corporal shortly before leaving.[6] He was commissioned on the battlefield as a 2nd lieutenant on 14 September 1915, and joined C Squadron, which was attached to the 47th (London) Division at Nœux-les-Mines and was involved in the Battle of Loos.

    Contributed by:
    Peter5151

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